LOM Chapter 8 Exercises
Terms
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- lips of the vagina
- labia
- outermost layer of the membranes around the developing embryo and forming part of the placenta
- chorion
- sexual intercourse
- coitus
- oviducts; ducts through which the egg travels into the uterus from the ovary
- fallopian tubes
- organ of sensitive erectile tissue in females; anterior to urethral orifice
- clitoris
- innermost membrane around the developing embryo
- amnion
- lower, neck-like portion of the uterus
- cervix
- blood-vessel-filled organ that develops during pregnancy in the uterine wall and serves as a communication between maternal and fetal bloodstreams
- placenta
- nipple of the breast
- mammary papilla
- beginning of the first menstrual period during puberty
- menarche
- the normal bending forward of the uterus in the pelvic cavity
- anteversion
- hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and also by the placenta of a pregnant woman
- progesterone
- inner lining of the uterus
- endometrium
- finger-like ends of the fallopian tube
- fimbriae
- membrane surrounding the uterus
- uterine serosa
- hormone produced by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation
- luteinizing hormone
- muscle layer lining the uterus
- myometrium
- includes the perineum, labia, clitoris, and hymen; external genitalia
- vulva
- female gonads; producing ova and hormones
- ovaries
- muscular tube extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body
- vagina
- dark-pigmented area around the breast nipple
- areola
- a hormone produced by the pituitary gland to stimulate the maturation of the graafian follicle and ovum in the ovary
- follicle-stimulating hormone
- fusion of the nuclei of the sperm and ovum
- fertilization
- a hormone produced by the ovaries; responsible for femaleness and buildup of the uterine lining during the menstrual cycle
- estrogen
- area between the anus and the vagina in females
- perineum
- hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone
- human chorionic gonadotropin