Unit 3 Spelling

Front 1

Adnexa uteri

Back 1

Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments

Front 2

Amnion

Back 2

Innermost membrane around the developing embryo.

Front 3

Areola

Back 3

Dark-pigmented area around the breast nipple.

Front 4

Bartholins glands

Back 4

Small exocrine glands at vaginal orifice.

Front 5

Cervix

Back 5

Lower, neck like portion of the uterus.

Front 6

Chorion

Back 6

Outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo; it is part of the placenta

Front 7

Clitoris

Back 7

Organ of sensitive tissue anterior to the urinary meatus.

Front 8

Coitus

Back 8

Sexual intercourse

Front 9

Endometrium

Back 9

Inner mucous membrane lining the uterus

Front 10

Estrogen

Back 10

Hormone produced by the ovaries responsible for promoting female secondary sex characteristics

Front 11

Fallopian tube

Back 11

One pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus

Front 12

Fertilization

Back 12

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

Front 13

Gamete

Back 13

Male or female sexual reproductive cell

Front 14

Gonad

Back 14

Organ in the male testies and female ovary that produces gametes

Front 15

Human chorionic gonadotropin

Back 15

Hormone produced by the plasma to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the mothers ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone.

Front 16

Menarche

Back 16

Beginning of the first menstrual period during puberty.

Front 17

Myometrium

Back 17

Muscle layer lining the uterus

Front 18

Flagellum

Back 18

Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move)

Front 19

Glans penis

Back 19

Sensitive tip of the penis

Front 20

Perineum

Back 20

Area between the anus and the scrotum

Front 21

Prostate gland

Back 21

Gland, in men, at the base of the urinary bladder that secretes a fluid into the urethra during ejaculation

Front 22

Semen

Back 22

Spermatoza and fluid

Front 23

Sterilization

Back 23

Any procedure rendering an individual incapable of reproduction, for example, vasectomy and tubal ligation.

Front 24

Testosterone

Back 24

Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes, responsible for male sex characteristics

Front 25

Vas deferens

Back 25

Narrow tube one on each side, that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra.

Front 26

Hyster/o

Back 26

Uterus/womb

Front 27

Lact/o

Back 27

Milk

Front 28

Andr/o

Back 28

Male

Front 29

Prostat/o

Back 29

Prostate gland

Front 30

Varic/o

Back 30

Varicose veins

Front 31

Dys-

Back 31

Painful

Front 32

Multi-

Back 32

Many

Front 33

-gravida

Back 33

Pregnancy

Front 34

-rrhea

Back 34

Discharge

Front 35

-genesis

Back 35

Formation

Front 36

-stomy

Back 36

New opening

Front 37

Angina pectoris

Back 37

A severe pain in the heart

Front 38

Cannula

Back 38

Tubing used to deliver oxygen at levels from 1 to 6 L/min

Front 39

Canthus

Back 39

The corner of the eye

Front 40

Enema

Back 40

The means of delivering a solution or medication into the rectum and colon

Front 41

Hypoxemia

Back 41

A deficient amount of oxygen in the blood

Front 42

Inhalation

Back 42

The act of drawing breath, vapor, or gas into the lungs

Front 43

Inhaler

Back 43

A small handheld device that contains a suspension of medication

Front 44

Insertion

Back 44

The placement or implanting of something into something else

Front 45

Instillation

Back 45

The process of slowly pouring or dropping a liquid onto or into a body cavity or its surface.

Front 46

Inunction

Back 46

The application of a drug by rubbing it onto the skin

Front 47

Irrigation

Back 47

The cleansing of a canal by flushing with water or fluids

Front 48

Nitroglycerin

Back 48

A glyceryl trinitrate that is a vasodilator

Front 49

Ointment

Back 49

A semisolid preparation consisting of a drug combined with a base of petroleum jelly or lanolin

Front 50

Oxygen

Back 50

A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is essential for life.

Front 51

Suppository

Back 51

A semisolid substance for introduction of medication into the rectum, vagina, or uretha, where it dissolves

Front 52

Transdermal system

Back 52

A small adhesive patch or disk, which contains a drug, that may be applied to the body near the treatment site.

Front 53

Amenorrhea

Back 53

Without or lock of the monthly menstral flow

Front 54

Cryptorchidism

Back 54

Failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum

Front 55

Hirsutism

Back 55

A condition characterized by excessive growth of hair, especially in women.

Front 56

Menopause

Back 56

The time where there is a natural occurring pause or stoppage of the monthly menstrual flow.

Front 57

Osteoporosis

Back 57

A softening of bones or increased porosity of bones, seen most often in aging women.