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Female Rep. system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| surgical removal of the breast | mastectomy |
| Cancer screening procedure in which female visual examines her breast | breast self-evaluation |
| outer lips, or heavy folds of skin, surrounding opening of vagina | labia majora |
| inner lining of the uterus | endometrium |
| organ that prepares each month to receive a fertilized ovum, supports the fetus during pregnancy | uterus |
| HIghly sensitive X-ray screening test to detect breast lumps; is a highly effective tool in early dection of cancer | mammography |
| surgery to remove the entire uterus and cervix | hysterectomy |
| Term used to describe the first menstrual bleeding; average age among U.S. girls is 12 years old | menarche |
| thin membrane that stretches across vaginal opening | hymen |
| small, highly sensitive, cylindrical body located between the labia minora; is richly supplied with blood vessels and neve endings | clitoris |
| release or a mature ovum from follicle of ovary | ovulation |
| Organs consisting of fatty tissue and mammary gland tissue; produces milk for the newborn and provides sensations during sexual arousal | breast |
| Darkened area in the center of each breast; surrounds the nipple area | areola |
| two almond-shaped female sex glands that produce ova and secrete hormones | ovaries |
| screening test for cervical cancer in which cells are shaped from the cervix and examined for abnormalities | pap smear |
| short tube that serves as a passageway through which urine can move from the bladder to the outside of the body | urathra |
| stage of life when the mmonthly menstrual period stops; usually occurs somewhere between the ages of 45-55 | menopause |
| Hormone secreted by the ovaries; this hormone initiates the nourishing secretions for the egg in the fallopian tubes, inhibits the contraction of the muscular layer of the uterus, stimulates the breast ducts, and thickens the uterine lining to receive the | progesterone |
| hormone secreted by the ovaries;this hormone produces female secondary sex characteristics and affects menstrual cycle | estrogen |
| area between the vaginal opening and anal opening | perineum |
| three to five-inch long tubes through which the ovum moves from ovaries to the uterus | Fallopian tubes |
| process by which the lining of the uterus is expelled each month that pregnancy does not occur | menstruation |
| condition in which the cysts within the breast cause lumpiness, breast tenderness, and discomfort | fibrocstic breast condition |
| muscular passage way located between the bladder and the rectum; serves as the female organ of intercoure; is referred to as the 'birth canal | vagina |
| lowest part of the uterus; extends down the vagina; keeps growing embryo inside the womb during pregnancy | cervix |
| condition in which the endometrial tissue grows somewhere other than in the lining of the uterus;causes unussually painful periods with excessive bleeding | endometriosis |
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