Biomedical Terminology: Unit 2: Chapter 8

Half

Each Gamete contains _____ the number of chromosomes

Ovaries

For females, the gonads are the ______

Testes

For males, the gonads are the ______

Zygote

Fertilized egg is called:

Amni/o

Amnion (root)

Bartholin/o

Bartholin Gland (root)

Cervic/o

Cervix, neck (root)

Chori/o Chorion/o

Chorion (2) (root)

Colp/o vagin/o

Vagina (root) (2)

Clud/o

culdesac (root)

Episi/o Vulv/o

Vulva (root) (2)

Galact/o, Lact/o

Milk (root) (2)

Gynec/o

woman, female (root)

Estrogen

Aids in repair of endometrium

Hyster/o

Uterus, womb (root)

Mamm/o, Mast/o

Breast (root) (2)

Metr/o uter/o

Uterus (root) (2)

My/o

Muscle (root)

Myom/o

Muscle tumor (root)

Nat/i

Birth (root)

obstetr/o

midwife (root)

o/o, ov/o ovul/o

egg (root) (3)

Progesterone

The corpus luteum secretes _______; the uterus lining builds up

oophor/o ovari/o

Ovary (2) (root)

Perine/o

Perineum (root)

Phor/o

To bear (root)

Salping/o

Fallopian Tubes (root)

Amnion

The ______ holds the fetus in the amniotic cavity

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

The placenta produces: (hormone)

-arche

Beginning (suffix)

-cyesis -gravida

pregnancy (suffix) (2)

-parous

to bear, bring forth (suffix)

-rrhea

discharge (suffix)

-salpinx

Uterine tube (suffix)

-tocia

labor, birth (suffix)

-version

act of turning (suffix)

dys-

painful (Prefix)

endo- intra-

within (Prefix) (2)

in-

in (Prefix)

multi-

Many (Prefix)

Nulli-

No, not, none (Prefix)

pre-

before (Prefix)

primi-

first (Prefix)

retro-

backward (Prefix)

cephal/o

head

men/o

Menses, mensuration (root)

FSH LH

The pituitary secretes ___ and ____ and stopes secreting this during pregnancy and with oral contraceptives

py/o

pus (root)

-cele

hernia (suffix)

-ectasis

stretching, dilation (suffix)

-flexion

flexible (suffix)

-genesis

producing, forming (suffix)

-pareunia

sexual intercourse (suffix)

-plasia

development, formation (suffix)

-plasty

Surgical Repair (suffix)

-ptosis

dropping, sagging (suffix)

Endrometriosis

Endometrial tissue located outside the uterus

-rrhagia

bursting forth (blood) (suffix)

Cervicitis

Inflammation of the cervix caused by bacteria

-rrhaphy

suture (suffix)

-rrhea

discharge (suffix)

-salpinx

uterine tube (suffix)

-stenosis

tightening (suffix)

-tocia

labor, birth

-tresia

opening (suffix)

oxy-

swift, sharp (prefix)

pseudo-

false (prefix)

adnexae Uteri

Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments

areola

Dark pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple

Bartholin glands

small mucus secreting glands at the vaginal orifice

Chorion

outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo

Coitus

secual intercourse, copulation

Corpus Luteum

Empty ovarian follicle; secretes progesterone after release of egg cell

Abruptio Placentae

premature separation of the normally implanted placenta

Fimbriae

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

Gestation

Period from fertilization of the ovum to birth

Hymen

Mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening to the vagina

labia

lips of the vagina

lactiferous ducts

tubes that carry milk within the breast

Mammary Papilla

nipple of the breast

menarche

Beginning of the first menstrual period and ability to reproduce

Neonatology

Branch of medicine that studies the disorders and care of the newborn

Hyaline Membrane Disease

Acute lung disease commonly seen in premature newborn

Obstetrics

The branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

Hydrocephalus

Accumulation of fluid in the spaces of the brain

Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Abnormal inhalation of meconium produced by a fetus or newborn

orifice

An opening

Parturition

Act of giving birth

Perineum

Area between the anus and the vagina in females

Uterine Serosa

Outermost Layer surrounding the uterus

Conization

Removal of a cone shaped section of the cervix

-Centesis

surgical incision (suffix)