Female Reproductive System (Vocabulary)

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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 uterus

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Inner sac

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Areola

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Dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple.

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Dark surrounding

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Bartholin glands

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Small mucus-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice (opening to outside of the body)

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Mucus-secreting

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Cervix

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Lower, neck-like portion of the uterus

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Neck-like portion

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Chorion

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Outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo

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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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The "Clit"

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Coitus

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Sexual Intercourse

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Copulation, Big Bang Theory

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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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Yellow Body

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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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Rectum - and Uterus

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Embryo

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Stage in prenatal development from 2 to 8 weeks

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About 2 months

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Endometrium

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Inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus

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Endo - Inner

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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 ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus

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Also called Oviduct

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Fertilization

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Union of the sperm and ovum from which the embryo develops

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Sperm & Ovum ceremony

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Fetus

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Stage in prenatal development from 8 to 39 or 40 weeks

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About 2 or 3 - 8 months

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Fimbriae (singular: fimbria)

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Finger- or fringe-like projections at the end of the fallopian tube

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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

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Secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate maturation of the egg cell (ovum)

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Helps the egg cell (ovum)

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Gamete

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Male or female sexual reproductive cell; sperm cell or ovum

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Genitalia

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Reproductive organs

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Genitals

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Gestation

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Period from fertilization of the ovum to birth

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Gonad

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Female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones

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Ovary or testis

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Gynecology

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Study of the female reproductive organ including the breasts

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Human choronic gonadotropin (hCG)

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Hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating (-tropin) the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone

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Hymen

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Mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening of the vagina

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Labia (majora & minora)

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Lips of the vagina; labia majors are the larger, outermost lips, and labia minors are the smaller, innermost lips

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Your second lips

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Lactiferous ducts

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Tubes that carry milk within the breast

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Luteinizing hormone (LH)

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Secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation

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Mammary papilla

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Nipple of the breast

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Papilla: any small nipple-shaped projection

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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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Menstruation

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Monthly shedding of the uterine lining

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Monthly gift

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Myometrium

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Muscle layer of the uterus

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Myo: muscle

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Neonatology

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Branch of medicine that studies the 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 ovum within the ovary

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Only about 400 mature in a woman's lifetime

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Ovary

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One of a pair of female organs (gonads) on each side of the pelvis

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Almond-shaped, size of large walnut, & produces egg cells & hormones

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Ovulation

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Release of the ovum from the ovary

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Ovum (plural: ova)

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Mature egg cell (female gamete).

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Develop from 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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Produces hormones that stimulate the ovaries also, regulates other endocrine organs

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Endocrine gland at the base of the brain

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Placenta

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Permits the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products between mother and feths

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Vascular organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy

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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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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, & from which menstruation occurs

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3 parts (upper to lower): fundus, corpus, and cervix

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Vagina

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

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Vulva

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External female genitalia

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Includes labia, hymen, clitoris, and vaginal orifice

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Zygote

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