unit seven - female reproductive system

Female Reproductive System Homework

Key Terms

  • Oligomenorrhea: Scanty or infrequent menstrual flow.

  • Hysteropexy: Surgical fixation of a prolapsed uterus.

  • Hysterectomy: Surgical excision of the uterus.

  • Lactation: Production and release of milk from mammary glands.

  • Labia: Part of the external female genitalia.

  • Pyosalpinx: Pus in the fallopian tube.

  • Ovaries: Female gonads.

  • Hymen: Thin membrane partially covering the vagina's entrance.

  • Gynecology: Study of the female.

Menstrual Cycle

  • Menses Phase: When the inner lining of the uterus is shed.

  • Menorrhagia: Excessive menstrual bleeding.

Root Words and Meanings

  • -salpinx: Fallopian tube

  • -cyesis: Pregnancy

  • hyster/o: Uterus

  • -gravida: Pregnant woman

  • cervic/o: Cervix

  • -para: To bear

  • pseudo-: False

  • galact/o: Milk

  • colp/o: Vagina

  • gynec/o: Woman

Building Medical Terms

Word Formation

  1. Hysteropathy: Disease of the uterus (hyster/o -pathy).

  2. Colposcopy: Visual examination of vagina (colp/o -scopy).

  3. Postnatal: Pertaining to after birth (post- nat/o -al).

  4. Amniocentesis: Surgical puncture of the amnion (amni/o -centesis).

  5. Galactopoiesis: Production of milk (galact/o -poiesis).

  6. Gynecologist: Specialist in female disorders (gynec/o -logist).

  7. Multipara: To bear many offspring (multi- -para).

  8. Salpingocele: Herniation of a fallopian tube (salping/o -cele).

Quiz Questions

Terms and Definitions

  1. Menarche: Beginning of menstruation (men/o -arche).

  2. Hysterocele: Herniation of the uterus (hyster/o -cele).

  3. Menorrhagia: Bursting forth of the menses (men/o -rrhagia).

  4. Dystocia: Difficult childbirth (dys- -tocia).

  5. Salpingocele: Hernia of the fallopian tube.

  6. Hysterectomy: Surgical excision of the uterus.

  7. Oocyte: Female gamete.

  8. Oophorectomy: Surgical excision of an ovary.

  9. Vulva: General term for female external genitalia.

  10. Pyosalpinx: Pus in the fallopian tube.

  11. Menorrhagia: Excessive menstrual bleeding.

  12. US: Abbreviation for ultrasound.

  13. Ovaries: Almond-sized glands at the entrance of each fallopian tube.

  14. Labia: Part of the external female genitalia.

  15. Hymen: Thin membrane at the vagina's entrance.

Terminology Review

  • Colp/o: Vagina

  • -arche: Beginning

  • Mast/o: Breast

  • Metri/o: Uterus

  • -gravida: Pregnant woman

  • Part/o: To bear, labor, give birth

Clarification

  • Gestation: Means being pregnant, not giving birth.

  • Mammoplasty: Surgical reconstruction of the breast.