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Adnexae uteri |
Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments |
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Amnion |
Innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing uterus |
Inner sac |
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Areola |
Dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple. |
Dark surrounding |
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Bartholin glands |
Small mucus-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice (opening to outside of the body) |
Mucus-secreting |
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Cervix |
Lower, neck-like portion of the uterus |
Neck-like portion |
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Chorion |
Outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo |
Forms the fetal part of the placenta |
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Clitoris |
Organ of sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the opening of the female urethra |
The "Clit" |
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Coitus |
Sexual Intercourse |
Copulation, Big Bang Theory |
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Corpus luteum |
Empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after release of the egg cell |
Yellow Body |
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Cul-de-sac |
Region in the lower abdomen, midway between the rectum and the uterus |
Rectum - and Uterus |
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Embryo |
Stage in prenatal development from 2 to 8 weeks |
About 2 months |
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Endometrium |
Inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus |
Endo - Inner |
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Estrogen |
Hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics |
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Fallopian tube |
One of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus |
Also called Oviduct |
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Fertilization |
Union of the sperm and ovum from which the embryo develops |
Sperm & Ovum ceremony |
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Fetus |
Stage in prenatal development from 8 to 39 or 40 weeks |
About 2 or 3 - 8 months |
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Fimbriae (singular: fimbria) |
Finger- or fringe-like projections at the end of the fallopian tube |
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) |
Secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate maturation of the egg cell (ovum) |
Helps the egg cell (ovum) |
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Gamete |
Male or female sexual reproductive cell; sperm cell or ovum |
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Genitalia |
Reproductive organs |
Genitals |
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Gestation |
Period from fertilization of the ovum to birth |
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Gonad |
Female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones |
Ovary or testis |
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Gynecology |
Study of the female reproductive organ including the breasts |
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Human choronic gonadotropin (hCG) |
Hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating (-tropin) the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone |
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Hymen |
Mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening of the vagina |
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Labia (majora & minora) |
Lips of the vagina; labia majors are the larger, outermost lips, and labia minors are the smaller, innermost lips |
Your second lips |
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Lactiferous ducts |
Tubes that carry milk within the breast |
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Luteinizing hormone (LH) |
Secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation |
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Mammary papilla |
Nipple of the breast |
Papilla: any small nipple-shaped projection |
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Menarche |
Beginning of the first menstrual period and ability to reproduce |
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Menopause |
Gradual ending of menstruation |
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Menstruation |
Monthly shedding of the uterine lining |
Monthly gift |
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Myometrium |
Muscle layer of the uterus |
Myo: muscle |
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Neonatology |
Branch of medicine that studies the disorders and care of the newborn |
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Obstetrics |
Branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth |
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Orifice |
An opening |
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Ovarian follicle |
Developing sac enclosing each ovum within the ovary |
Only about 400 mature in a woman's lifetime |
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Ovary |
One of a pair of female organs (gonads) on each side of the pelvis |
Almond-shaped, size of large walnut, & produces egg cells & hormones |
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Ovulation |
Release of the ovum from the ovary |
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Ovum (plural: ova) |
Mature egg cell (female gamete). |
Develop from oocytes |
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Parturition |
Act of giving birth |
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Perineum |
In females, the area between the anus and the vagina |
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Pituitary gland |
Produces hormones that stimulate the ovaries also, regulates other endocrine organs |
Endocrine gland at the base of the brain |
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Placenta |
Permits the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products between mother and feths |
Vascular organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy |
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Pregnancy |
Condition in a female having a developing embryo and fetus in her uterus for about 40 weeks |
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Progesterone |
Hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and the placenta of pregnant women |
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Puberty |
Point in the life cycle at which secondary sex characteristics appear and gametes are produced |
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Uterine serosa |
Outermost layer surrounding the uterus |
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Uterus |
Hollow, pear-shaped muscular female organ in which the embryo and fetus develop, & from which menstruation occurs |
3 parts (upper to lower): fundus, corpus, and cervix |
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Vagina |
Muscular, mucosa-lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body |
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Vulva |
External female genitalia |
Includes labia, hymen, clitoris, and vaginal orifice |
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Zygote |
Stage in prenatal development from fertilization and implanatation up to 2 weeks |
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