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CNHP
Chapter 14
| question/term | answer/definition |
|---|---|
| functions of the female reproductive system | producing female sex hormones, propagating life by producing oocytes, providing a place of implantation and nurturing of fertilized oocyte through embryonic and fetal stages to birth, producing an infants first source of nutrition |
| fertilized oocyte= | ovum |
| oocyte= | female sex cell |
| womb | pear shaped organ in the pelvic cavity in which the embryo develops |
| fundus | upper portion of the uterus |
| endometrium | lining of the uterus that sheds approximately every 28 to 30 days in a non pregnant woman |
| myometrium | muscular wall of the uterus |
| uterine (fallopian) tubes | extend from each side of the uterus toward ovary that provides passage for ova to uterus |
| cervix | neck of the uterus |
| cervical os | opening of the cervix to the uterus |
| ovary | one of two glands located on each side of pelvic cavity that produces ova and female sex hormones |
| mammary glands | contain two glands that are capable of producing milk |
| mammary papilla= | nipple |
| -arche | beginning |
| cervic/o | neck or cervix |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina |
| vagina= | sheath |
| episi/o, vulv/o | vulva |
| vulva= | covering |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o | uterus |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| obstetr/o | midwife |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| oo-, ovi/o, ov/o | egg |
| pelvis= | basin and hip bone |
| salping/o | uterine tube |
| fallopian= | uterine= eustachian |
| toc/o | labor or birth |
| AB | abortion |
| CIN | cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
| CIS | carcinoma in situ |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| CVS | chorionic villus sampling |
| D&E | dilation and evacuation |
| LEEP | loop electrosurgical excision procedure |
| LLETZ | large loop excision of the transformation zone |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| OCP | oral contraceptive pill |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PIH | pregnancy induced hypertension |
| SAB | spontaneous abortion |
| TAB | therapeutic abortion |