Chapter 10 - Female Reproductive System

adnexa uteri

fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments

areola

dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple

cervic/o

cervix

coitus

sexual intercourse

endometri/o

structure uterus within - endometrium

estrogen

female sex hormone

fallopian tubes

tubes which carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus and which provides the place where fertilization occurs

salping/o, -salpinx

fallopian tube

fertilization

fusion of an egg and sperm cell

fetus

neonate from 8 weeks to birth

fimbriae

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

gamete

sex cell (sperm, egg)

gestation

growth process from conception to birth

gonad

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

gynec/o

woman, female

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone

labia

folds of skin outside of the vagina

lactiferous ducts

tubes that carry milk within the breast

menstruation

monthly shedding of the uterine lining

men/o

menstruation

myometrium

structure muscle uterus - muscle layer of the uterus

obstetrics

treatment pregnancy through childbirth

obstetr/o

pregnancy and childbirth

orifice

an opening

ovary

produces eggs, estrogen and progesterone

oophor/o, ovari/o

ovary

ovulation

The process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube each month

ovum

egg

o/o, ov/o, ovul/o

ovum (egg)

parturition

act of giving birth

perineum

in females, the area between the anus and the vagina

perine/o

perineum

placenta

A structure that allows an embryo to be nourished with the mother's blood supply

pregnancy

Condition in a female of having a developing embryo and fetus in her uterus for about 40 weeks

progesterone

hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and the placenta of pregnant women

puberty

the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing

uterus

A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of the female, in which the embryo is nourished and develops before birth

metr/o, uter/o, hyster/o

uterus

vagina

A muscular, elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body

colp/o, vagin/o

vagina

zygote

fertilized egg

episi/o, vulv/o

vulva

galact/o, lacto

milk

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

nat/i

birth

-arche, arche/o

beginning

-cyesis, -gravida

pregnancy

-parous

to bear, bring forth

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-tocia

labor, birth

-version

act of turning

nulli-

no, not, none

pre-

before

primi-

first

retro-

backward, behind

DUB

dysfunctional uterine bleeding

GYN

gynecology

HCG

human chorionic gonadotropin

IUC

intrauterine contraception

OB

obstetrics

PMS

premenstrual syndrome, symptoms

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

cephal/o

head

contra-

against, opposed

dys-

bad, painful, difficult

embry/o

embryo

fet/o

fetus

gyn/o, gynec/o

woman

hydr/o

water

multi-

many

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

omphal/o

umbilicus

para-

beside, near

-para

to bear, bring forth

-pareunia

sexual intercourse

pelv/o, pelv/i

pelvis

peri-

around

pseudo-

false

py/o

pus

puerper/o

childbirth

son/o

sound

terat/o

monster, malformed