Ch 16: Female Reproductive System
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| Afterbirth | The placenta and its associated membranes delivered after the baby
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| Atresia | Process in which oogonia and primary oocytes degenerate
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| Capacitation | The acids of the vagina & other fluids of the female reproductive tract break down cholesterol of sperms' cell membrane & stimulate sperm to swim faster so after 10 hours, the sperm are able to release the enzymes of the acrosome cap to penetrate an egg
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| Colostrum | A thin, watery fluid containing protein, lactose (milk sugar), and many antibodies but one-third less fat than breast milk
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| Crowning | The appearance of the baby's head at the vaginal opening during birth
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| Effacement | The thinning of the cervix in preparation for birth
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| Episiotomy | An incision made in a female's perineum to widen the vaginal opening during birth
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| Folliculogenesis | The changes in a follicle during oogenesis
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| Gestation | The time from fertilization to birth
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| Labor | Uterine contractions to bring about birth
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| Lactation | Milk production
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| Mammography | An x-ray examination of the breast used to detect breast cancer
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| Menopause | Cessation of menstrual periods for at least a year
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| Menstrual cycle | Part of the female sexual cycle of events that affects the uterine lining
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| Milk ejection reflex | A reflex that is initiated by suckling on a breast and results in myoepithelial cells in the mammary lobules contracting to release milk to the lactiferous ducts in the breast
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| Oogenesis | Egg production
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| Ovarian cycle | Part of the female sexual cycle of events that occurs in the ovary
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| Ovulation | The release of an egg from an ovary
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| Parturition | The process of birth
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| Prolapse | An effect of aging in the female reproductive system in which organs such as the urinary bladder and vagina drop out of position
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