Ch.8 Terminology
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- adnexa uteri
- fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments.
- amnion
- innermost membrane around the embryo.
- areola
- dark-pigmented area around the breast nipple.
- bartholin glands
- small exocroine glands at the vaginal orfice.
- cervix
- lower, neck-like portion of the uterus.
- chorion
- outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo; part of the placenta.
- clitoris
- organ of sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the urinary meatus.
- coitus
- sexual intercourse; copulation.
- corpus luteum
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empty graafian follicle that secretes estrogen and progesterone after release of the egg cell; literaly means,
yellow body. - cul-de-sac
- region within the pelvism midway between the rectum and uterus.
- embryo
- stage in prenatal development from implantation of the fertilized ovum until the second month of pregnancy.
- endometrium
- inner mucous membrane living in the uterus.
- estrogen
- hormone produced by the ovaries; responsible for promoting female secondary sex characteristics.
- fallopian tube
- one of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus.
- fertilization
- union of the sperm cell and ovum from which the embryo develops.
- fetus
- embryo from the eighth week after fertilization until birth.
- fimbriae
- finger-like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes.
- follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
- hormone produced by the pituitary gland; stimulates maturation of the ovum.
- gamete
- male or female sexual reproductive cell; sperm cell or ovum.
- genitalia
- reproductive organs; also called genitals.
- gestation
- period of fertilization of the ovum until birth; pregnancy.
- gonad
- organ in the male (testis) and female (ovary) that produces gametes.
- graafian follicle
- developing sac enclosing each ovum within the ovary; only about 400 of these sacs mature in a woman's lifetime.
- gynecology
- study of the female reproductive organs including the breasts.
- human chorionic gonadtropin (HCG)
- hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating (-trophin) the mothers ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone.
- hymen
- mucous membrane partially or completely covering the vaginal orfice.
- labia
- lips of the vagina; labia majora are the larger, outermost lips, and the labia minora are the smaller, innermost lips.
- lactiferous ducts
- tubes that carry milk within the breast.
- luteinizing hormone (LH)
- hormone produced by the pituitary gland; promotes ovulation.
- mammary papilla
- nipple of the breast; any small shaped projection.
- menarche
- beginning of the first menstral period during puberty.
- menopause
- gradual ending of menstration.
- menstruation
- monthly shedding of the uterine lining.
- myometrium
- muscle layer lining the uterus.
- neonatology
- branch of medicine that concentrates on the care of the newborn (neonate).
- obstetrics
- branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth.
- orfice
- an opening
- ovary
- one of a pair of female organs (gonads) on each side of the pelvis; almond shaped and produce egg cells and hormones.
- ovulation
- release of the ovum from the ovary.
- ovum
- egg cell; female gamete.
- parturition
- act of giving birth.
- perineum
- in females, the area between the anus and vagina.
- pituitary gland
- endocrine gland at the base of the brain; produces hormones to stimulate the ovaries.
- placenta
- vascular organ that develops during pregnancy in the uterine wall; a communication between maternal and fetal bloodstreams.
- pregnancy
- growth and developmental process in a woman from fertilization through embryotic and fetal periods to birth; gestation.