Ch 8-9 Vocab Part 1

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Progesterone

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Hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and the placenta of pregnant women

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Puberty

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Point in the life cycle at which secondary sex characteristics appear and gametes are produced

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Uterine serosa

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Outermost layer surrounding the uterus

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Uterus

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Hollow pear shaped muscular female organ in which the embryo and fetus develop, and from which menstruation occurs. The upper portion is a fundus, the middle portion is the Corpus, and the lowermost neck like portion is the cervix

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Vagina

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Muscular, mucosal lined the canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body

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Vulva

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External female genitalia. Includes the labia, Hymen, clitoris, and vaginal orifice

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Zygote

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Stage in prenatal development from fertilization and implantation up to 2 weeks

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Genitalia

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Reproductive organs

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Gestation

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Period From fertilization of the ovum to birth . pregnancy

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Gonad

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Female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones hormones. ovary or testis

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Gynecology

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Study of the female reproductive organs including the breasts

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Human chorionic gonadotropin

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Hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone

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Hymen

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Mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening to the vagina

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Labia

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Lips of the vagina. Labia majora are the larger, outermost lips, and labia minora are the smaller, and are most lips

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Lactiferous ducts

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Tubes that carry milk within the breast

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Luteinizing hormone

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Secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation

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Mammary papilla

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Nipple on the breast.

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Menarche

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Beginning of the first menstrual period and ability to reproduce

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Menopause

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Gradual ending of menstruation

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Menstration

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Monthly shedding of the uterine lining period the flow of Blood and Tissue normally discharge during menstration it's called the menses

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Myometrium

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Muscle layer of the uterus

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Neonatology

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Branch of medicine that studies disorders and care of the newborn

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Obstetrics

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Branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

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Orifice

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An opening

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Ovarian follicle

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Developing Sac enclosing each of them within the ovary.

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Ovary

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One of a pair of female organs on each side of the pelvis. Ovaries are almond-shaped, about the size of large walnuts, and produce egg cells and hormones

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Ovulation

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Release of the ovum from the ovary

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Ovum

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Mature egg cell. Overdeveloped from immature egg cells called oocytes

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Parturition

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Act of giving birth

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Perineum

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In females, the area between the anus and the vagina

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Pituitary gland

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Endocrine gland at the base of the brain. It produces hormones that stimulate the ovaries. The pituitary gland also regulates other endocrine organs

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Placenta

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Vascular organ attach to the uterine wall during pregnancy. It permits the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and Fetal waste products between mother and fetus

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Pregnancy

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Condition in a female having a developing embryo and fetus in her uterus for about 40 weeks

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Adnexae uteri

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Fallopian tubes, ovaries and supporting ligaments

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Amnion

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Innermost membranous Sac surrounding the developing fetus

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Areola

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Dark pigmented area surrounding the nipple

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Bartholin glands

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Small mucus-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice.

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Cervix

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Lower, neck like portion of the uterus

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Chorion

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Outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo. It forms the fetal part of the placenta

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Clitoris

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Organ of sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the opening of the female urethra

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Coitus

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Sexual intercourse. Copulation

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Corpus luteum

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Empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after release of the egg cell

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Cul-de-sac

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Region in the lower abdomen, midway between the rectum and the uterus

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Embryo

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Stage in prenatal development from 2 to 8 weeks

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Endometrium

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Intercom a mucous membrane lining of the uterus

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Estrogen

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Hormone produced by the ovaries. Promotes female secondary sex characteristics

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Fallopian tube

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One of a pair of ducks through which the ovum travels to the uterus. Also called an oviduct

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Fertilization

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Union of the sperm cell and the ovum from which the embryo develops

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Fetus

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Stage in prenatal development from 8 to 39 or 40 weeks

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Fimbriae

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Finger or fringe like projections at the end of Fallopian tubes

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Follicle-stimulating hormone

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Secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate maturation of the egg cell

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Gamete

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Male or female sexual reproductive cell. Sperm or ovum