Owens Lesson 14 Flashcards

Front 1

What are the principal organs of the female reproductive system?

Back 1

ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus and vagina

Front 2

Oviducts

Back 2

two fallopian tubes that extend from the uterus to each ovary

Front 3

Zygote

Back 3

fertilized ovum

Front 4

The uterus consists of what three parts?

Back 4

fundus, corpus, and endocervix

Front 5

Ectocervix

Back 5

portion of the cervix visible throught the vagina during gynecologic examination

Front 6

Papanicolaou test

Back 6

aka pap test or pap smear; used to screen for the presence of cervical dysplasia

Front 7

Colposcopy

Back 7

procedure used to evaluate abnormalities of the ectocervix

Front 8

Agog-

Back 8

Combining Form
leading, drawing forth

Front 9

Arch-, -arche

Back 9

Combining Form
beginning, origin

Front 10

Cervic-, Cervix

Back 10

Combining Form
neck (of the uterus), cervix uteri

Front 11

Colp-

Back 11

Combining Form
vagina

Front 12

Cye-

Back 12

Combining Form
be pregnant

Front 13

Eury(n)-

Back 13

Combining Form
widen, dilate

Front 14

Gal-, Galact-

Back 14

Combining Form
milk

Front 15

-gn-, Nat-

Back 15

Combining Form
be born

Front 16

Gonad-

Back 16

Combining Form
sex glands, sex organs

Front 17

Gravid-

Back 17

Combining Form
pregnant

Front 18

Hymen-

Back 18

Combining Form
membrane; hymen

Front 19

Hyster-

Back 19

Combining Form
uterus

Front 20

Lact-

Back 20

Combining Form
milk

Front 21

Mamm-

Back 21

Combining Form
breast

Front 22

Mast-, Maz-

Back 22

Combining Form
breast

Front 23

Men-

Back 23

Combining Form
[month] menstruation

Front 24

Metr-, -metra

Back 24

Combining Form
uterus

Front 25

Oophor-

Back 25

Combining Form
ovary

Front 26

Ovari-

Back 26

Combining Form
ovary

Front 27

Ov-

Back 27

Combining Form
egg

Front 28

Part-, -para

Back 28

Combining Form
give birth

Front 29

Pelv-

Back 29

Combining Form
[basin] pelvis

Front 30

Pub-

Back 30

Combining Form
[signs of manhood] pubic hair, pubic bone, pubic region, pubis

Front 31

Puber(t)-

Back 31

Combining Form
[manhood] puberty

Front 32

Salping-, -salpinx

Back 32

Combining Form
[war trumpet] fallopian tube

Front 33

Syring-, -syrinx

Back 33

Combining Form
[pipe] fistula, cavity, oviduct, sweat glands, syringe

Front 34

Thel(e)-

Back 34

Combining Form
nipple

Front 35

Toc-

Back 35

Combining Form
child birth, labor

Front 36

Uter-

Back 36

Combining Form
womb, belly, uterus

Front 37

Vagin-

Back 37

Combining Form
[sheath] vagina

Front 38

-ter

Back 38

Noun-forming suffix
instrument, device

Front 39

Syringomyelia

Back 39

disease of the spinal cord characterized by the development of cavities in the surrounding tissues

Front 40

Sialosyrinx

Back 40

fistula into the salivary glands or a tube for draining these glands

Front 41

Syringosystrophy

Back 41

twisted condition of the oviduct

Front 42

Syringe

Back 42

an instrument for injecting fluids into the body cavities, tissue, and vessels

Front 43

Dyspareunia

Back 43

painful intercourse

Front 44

Epithelium

Back 44

the layer of cells that forms the epidermis of the skin and the surface of mucous and serous membranes

Front 45

Endothelium

Back 45

layer of cells that lines the vessels and organs of the cardiovascular system