The Female Reproductive System

Chapter 8 - Health Careers '26

amni/o

amnion

cervic/o

cervix, neck

chori/o

chorion

chorion/o

chorion

colp/o

vagina

culd/o

cul-de-sac

episi/o

vulva

galact/o

milk

gynec/o

woman, female

hyster/o

uterus, womb

lact/o

milk

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

men/o

menses, menstruation

metr/o

uterus

my/o

muscle

myom/o

muscle tumor

nat/i

birth

obstetr/o

midwife

o/o

egg

oophor/o

ovary

ov/o

egg

ovari/o

ovary

ovul/o

egg

perine/o

perineum

phor/o

to bear

salping/o

fallopian tubes

uter/o

uterus

vagin/o

vagina

vulv/o

vulva

-arche

beginning

-cyesis

pregnancy

-gravida

pregnancy

-parous

to bear, bring forth

-rrhea

discharge

-salpinx

uterine tube

-tocia

labor, birth

-version

act of turning

dys-

painful

endo-

within

in-

in

intra-

within

multi-

many

nulli-

no, not, none

pre-

before

primi-

first

retro-

backward

Adnexa of the uterus

Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments

Amnion

Innermost membrane surrounding the embryo and fetus

Areola

Dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast

Bartholin Glands

Small mucus-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice (opening to the outside of the body)

Cervix

Lower, neck-like portion of the uterus

Chorion

Outermost membrane surrounding the embryo and fetus; forms the fetal part of the placenta

Clitoris

Organ of sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the opening of the Female urethra

Coitus

Sexual intercourse; copulation

Corpus luteum

Empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after release of the egg cell

Cul-de-sac

Region in the lower abdomen, midway between the rectum and the uterus

Embryo

Stage in prenatal development from 2 to 8 weeks

Endometrium

Inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus

Estrogen

Hormone produced by the ovaries and by the placenta during pregnancy; promotes female secondary sex characteristics

Fallopian tube

One of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus; also called an oviduct

Fertilization

Union of the sperm and ovum from which the embryo develops

Fetus

Stage in the prenatal development rom 8 weeks to birth

Fimbriae

Finger or fringe-like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate maturation of the egg cell (ovum)

Gamete

Male or female sexual reproductive cell; sperm cell or ovum

Genitalia

Reproductive organs; called genitals

Gestation

Time period from fertilization of the ovum to birth; pregnancy

Gonad

Female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones; ovary or testis

Gynecology

Study of the female reproductive organs; including the breasts

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

Hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating (-tropin) the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone