Question | Answer |
The process in which a mature egg is released from the ovaries | Ovulation |
A mature egg cell | Ovum |
Female reproductive glands that release eggs | Ovaries |
Cells that are released from the ovaries. | Egg Cells |
Tubes that carries the mature egg from the ovaries to the uterus | Fallopian Tubes |
Pear shaped hollow muscular organ; where a fertilized egg develops into a fetus | Uterus |
When the lining of the uterus and a small amount of blood leaves the woman's body | Menstruation |
The joining of a sperm and egg cell | Fertilization |
A fertilized egg | Zygote |
Reproductive cell released be a male | Sperm cell |
The passageway from the uterus leading outside the body; also called the birth canal | Vagina |
2 Hormones that trigger the development of the female reproductive system | Estrogen and Progesterone |
The process in which a mature egg is released from the ovaries | Ovulation |
metr/o | uterus |
culdocentesis | needle aspiration of fluid from the cul-de-sac |
needle aspiration of fluid from the cul-de-sac | hormone produced by the ovary and placenta in pregnant women |
menstruation | monthly shedding of the uterine lining |
amniocentesis | needle puncture of the amniotic sac to remove fluid for analysis |
cesearan section | surgical incision inot the abdominal wall and uterus to deliver a fetus |
estrogen | hormone produced by the ovaries, promotes the secondary female sex characteristics |
fibroids | benign tumors int he uterus |
tubal ligation | blocking the fallopian tubes to prevent fertilization |
abortion | spontaneous (miscarriage) or induced termination of pregnancy |
hydrocephalus | accumulation of fluid in the spaces of the brain |
hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin (hormone of pregnancy) |
placenta previa | placenta implantation over the cervical opening |
perine/o | perineum |
myometrium | muscle lining of the uterus |
colposcopy | visual examination of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope to visualize abnormal cells |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
endometrium | inner lining of the uterus |
oophor/o | ovary |
oophor/o | dilitation and curettage |
PAP test | microscopic examination of cells removed from the cervix |
gynecomastia | enlargement of the breasts in a male |
meconium | first bowl movement of the infant |
erythroblastosis fetalis | caused by Rh factor incompatibility between the mother and the fetus |
preeclampsia | abnormal condition of pregnancy marked by high blood pressure(HTN), edema, and proteinuria |
placenta abruptio | premature separation of the implanted placenta |
-tocia | birth |
salping/o | fallopian tubes |
parturition | act of giving birth |
choriocarcinoma | malignant tumor of the placenta |
ectopic pregnancy | implantation outside of the uterus |
fibrocystic disease | fibrous sacs in the breast |
menarch | first period |
endometriosis | endometrial tissue located outside the uterus |
episi/o | vulva |
-arche | beginning |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnant |
-salpinx | uterine tube |
corpus luteum | empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after release of the egg |