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46 Cards in this Set
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Inner lining of the uterus
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endometrium
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area between the anus and the vagina in females
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perineum
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dark-pigmeented area around the breast nipple
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areola
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finger-like ends of the fallopian tube
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fimbrea
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ducts through which the egg travels into the uterus from the ovary
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follopian tubes
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organ of sensitive erectile tissue in females; anterior to urethal orifice
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clitoris
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nipple of the breast
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mamory papilla
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blood-vessel-filled organ that develops during pregnancy in the uterine wall and serves as a communication between maternal and fetal bloodstreams
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placenta
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lower, neck like portion of the uterus
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cervix
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innermost membrane around the developing embryo
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amnion
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outernost layer of the membranes around the developing embryo and forming placenta
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chorion
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outermost layer surround the uterus
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uterine serosa
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lips of the vulva
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labia
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female gonads, producing ova and harmones
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ovaries
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includes the perineum, labia, clitoris, and hymen, external
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vulva
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muscular, mucosa-lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body
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vagina
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embryo from 3rd month to birth
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fetus
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tubes that carry milk within the breast
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lactiferous ducts
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sex cells; the egg and sperm cells
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gametes
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organs (ovaries and testes), produces gametes
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gonads
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ovaries, follipan tubes, and supporting ligaments
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adnexa uteri
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region of the abdomen between the rectum and the uterus
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cul-de-sac
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reproductive organs (genitals)
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genetalia
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small exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice that secreate a lubricating fluid
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bartholin glands
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developing sac in the ovary that encloses the ovum
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ovarian follicle
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empty follicle that secretes progesterone after ovulation
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corpus luteum
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harmone produced by the ovaries, promotes female secondary sex characteristics
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estrogen
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harmone secreted by the pituitary gland to simulate matration of the egg cell
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follicle-stimulating harmone
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sexual intercourse
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coitus
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before birth
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prenatal
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beginning of the first menstral period
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menarche
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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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HCG- Human Chrionic gondotropin
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muscle layer of the uterus
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myometrium
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hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and the placenta of a pregnant woman
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progesterone
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hormone produced by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation
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luteinizing hormone
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union of the sperm cell and ovum from which the embryo develops
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fertilization
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glact/o and lact/o both mean
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milk
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colp/o and vagin/o both mean
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vagina
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mamm/o and mast/o both mean
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breast
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metr/, uter/o, and hyster/o both mean
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uterus
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oophor/o and ovari/o both mean
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ovary
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o/o, ov/o, and ovul/o both mean
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egg
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in- and endo- both mean
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in, within
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-cyesis and gravida both mean
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pregnancy
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salping and salphinx both mean
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follipian tube
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episi/o and vulv/o both mean
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vulva
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