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43 Cards in this Set
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What is Dermoid Cysts |
Immature egg cells in the ovary |
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What is lactation |
secretion of milk |
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What is gestation |
Period from fertilization of the ovum to birth |
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What is Ovulation |
release of the ovum from the ovary |
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Whats epididymis |
Coiled tube on top of each testis |
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What's foreskin |
a fold of skin |
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What's Vans deferens |
tube that carries sperm from the Epididymis toward the urethra |
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What are sperm cells |
spermatozoon |
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What is testosterone |
Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes |
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What is semen or seminal fluid |
fluid secreted by male reproductive glands and ejaculated with sperm |
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The med term for study of the new born |
Neonatology |
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What is gonorrhea |
Inflammation of the genital tract mucosa caused by infection with gonococci |
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What is chlamydia |
bacterial invasion of the urethra and reproductive tract |
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What's amenarrhea |
no menstrual flow |
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What's castration |
Surgical incision of testicles |
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What's Embryo |
stage in prenatal development from 2 to 8 weeks |
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What's sercumsition |
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What's erectial disfunction |
inability for an adult male to achieve an erection |
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Define Estrogen |
Hormone produced by the ovaries |
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What's historectomy |
removal of the uterus |
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What's gynecology |
the study of females |
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Define scrotum |
external sac that contains the testes |
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Define mastectomy |
removal of the breast |
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Define prostectomy |
removal of the prostate gland |
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What's menstration |
monthly shedding of the uterine lining. |
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What's a sea section |
surgical incision of the abdominal wall and uterus to deliver a fetus |
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What are seminal vesicles |
glands that secrete fluids into the Vas deferens |
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Whats in vitro fertilized |
egg and sperm are fertilized in a laboratory |
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Whats testicular torsion |
twisting of the Spermatic cord |
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what is the inner linnig of the uterus |
Endometrium |
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Whats vasectomy |
surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens |
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What are the Fallopian tubes |
one pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus |
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Where is the prostate gland located |
base at the males urinary bladder |
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What's the Placenta |
organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy |
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What's corpus luteum |
empty ovarian follicles that secrets progesterone after release of the egg cell |
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Whats the vagina |
mucosa-lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body |
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What are the lips of the vulva |
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what are the female and male gomads |
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what's endomitrosis |
Endometrial tissue located outside the uterus |
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What's the inflammation of the gland penis |
balanitis |
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What's menopause |
Gradual ending of menstration |
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What are the menarche |
Beginning of the first menstrual period and ability to reproduce |
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What's eptopic pregnancy |
Implantation of fertilized egg in any site other than the normal uterine location |
