med term wk 10 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
amni/o | amnion |
cervic/o | neck, cervix |
chori/o | chorion |
colp/o | vagina |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
embry/o | embryo |
episi/o | vulva |
fet/o | fetus |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hymen/o | hymen |
hyster/o | uterus |
lact/o | milk |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metr/o | uterus |
nat/o | birth |
o/o | egg |
oophor/o | ovary |
ovari/o | ovary |
perine/o | perineum |
salping/o | uterine tubes, fallopian tubes |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vulv/o | vulva |
-arche | beginning |
-cyesis | state of pregnancy |
-gravida | pregnancy |
-para | to bear (offspring) |
-partum | childbirth |
-salpinx | uterine tube |
-tocia | labor, childbirth |
what does the internal genitalia for a woman consist of? | uterus, ovaries, uterine tubes, vagina |
where are the female internal genitalia located? | pelvic cavity |
what are the external female genitalia referred to as? | vulva |
which two hormones stimulate maturation of ovum and trigger ovulation? | luteuinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone |
what are the two primary hormones produced by the ovaries? | progesterone and estrogen |
what is the function of progesterone and estrogen? | stimulate the lining of the uterus. They are also responsible for the secondary sexual characteristics |
what are two other names for the uterine tubes? | ovaducts or fallopian tubes |
what are the unattached finger like projections off the uterine tubes called? | fimbriae |
where does conception take place? | the upper half of the uterine tubes |
where is the uterus located? | in the pelvic cavity between the bladder and the rectum |
what is the term for slightly bent forward? | anteflexion |
what is the name of the outer layer of the uterus? | perimetrium |
what is the upper portion of the uterus called? | fundus |
what is the body of the uterus called? | corpus |
what is the lower portion of the uterus called? | cervix |
what is the term for the inner layer of the uterine wall? | endometrium |
what would you call the thick muscular wall of the uterus? | myometrium |
what would you call the very first menstrual cycle in a girls life? | menarche |
the period in a woman's life when she stops menstruating is called what? | menopause |
when does menopause usually occur? | between ages of fourty and fiftyfive |
what is the term for the folds of skin which serve as protection for the female genitalia? | labia majora and labia minora |
what type of tissue does the clitoris contain? | erectile tissue |
what is the term for the area between the vaginal orifice and the anus? | perineum |
how long is the normal fetus gestation? | fourty weeks |
when is a baby considered premature? | before thirty seven weeks |
when is the fetus no longer referred to as an embryo? | the end of the eighth week |
what is the innermost sac surrounding the fetus? | amnion sac |
what is the amnion sac filled with? | amniotic fluid |
what is the outer sac which surrounds the fetus? | chorion |
what is the term for the thinning of the cervix during the dilation stage of birth? | effacement |
how wide does the cervix dilate? | ten centimeters |
olig/o | scanty |
py/o | pus |
what would you call the fluid first secreted by the breast after delivery? | colostrum |
what would you call the first bowel movement of an infant consisting of mucus and bile? | meconium |
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