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HB Reproductive Syst
Reproductive System
Question | Answer |
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Sperm mature and become mobile in the | Epididymis |
Twenty foot long structure that carries spermatozoa | Epididymis |
Extend from the epididymis to the pelvis | Vas Deferens |
Gland which nourishes the spermatozoa before ejaculation | Seminal Vesicles |
The seminal vesicles contain ______, which nourish sperm | Glucose |
Glands which protect the spermatozoa by removing traces of urine from the urethra | Cowper’s Gland |
Formed by joining of 2 ejaculatory ducts | Prostatic Urethra |
The end of the penis is called | Glans Penis |
The male gonads | Testes |
Secretions from this gland reduce the acidity of the vagina | Prostate Gland |
Another name for the foreskin | Prepuce |
Condition where foreskin becomes too tight | Phimosis |
Collection of fluid in the scrotum | Hydrocele |
Complication of mumps | Orchitis |
Medical term for undescended testicles | Cryptorchidism |
Pigmented area around nipple | Areola |
Name for the ends of the uterine tubes | Fimbriae |
Glands on either side of the vagina which provide lubrication | Bartholin Glands |
Structure that produces progesterone | Corpus Luteum |
What is a ruptured Graafian follicle called | Corpus Luteum |
The external organs of the female reproductive system | Vulva |
Area between the vaginal opening and the anus | Perineum |
Outer layer of uterine wall | Perimetrium |
The top of the uterus is called the | Fundus |
Small sacs in each ovary that contain immature sex cells | Ovarian Follicle |
Sac within ovary that has grown and matured to the point where it is ready to expel its ovum | Graafian Follicle |
Appearance of the first menses | Menarche |
A hormone which produces female characteristics | Estrogen |
Fertilization occurs in the | First 3rd of the uterine tube |
It takes the egg about ___ days to move through the uterine tubes | 3 |
By the time the egg gets to the uterus it has become how many cells | 16 |
Outer most layer of the amniotic sac | Chorion |
Organ of exchange between mother and fetal tissue | Placenta |
The umbilical cord contains how many arteries and veins | 2 Arteries, 1 Vein |
First secretions from breast after childbirth which are high in protein and low in fat | Colostrum |
The developing fetal tissue is considered a zygote during which week of pregnancy | 1st Week |
The developing fetal tissue is considered an embryo at what times | 2-8weeks |
4 probable signs of pregnancy | Fetal Movement, Hegar’s Signs, Pregnancy Test, and Uterine Enlargement |
Chadwick’s sign is a ________ sign of pregnancy | Presumptive |
When a fertilized ovum dies and is converted into a mass of transparent cysts | Hydatidiform Mole |
Rating of infant condition | Apgar Scoring System |
Cheese like substance that protects skin | Vernix Casiosa |
Downy fine hair distributed over the body of a newborn | Lanugo |
Baby Acne | Milia |
Dilation and effacement of the cervix takes place during what stage of labor and delivery | Stage 1 |
Expulsion of the baby occurs during which stage of labor | Stage 2 |
Sagging of the uterus into the vagina | Hysterocele |
STD caused by a diplococcus | Gonorrhea |
STD caused by a spirochete | Syphilis |
Most common of the bacterial STD’s | Chlamydia |
Vaginal infection caused by a protozoa | Trich |
Term for mid-cycle ovulatory pain | Mittelschmertz |
Painful intercourse | Dysparuenia |
Disease caused by staph and related to tampon use | TSS |
Infection that involves the entire pelvic cavity and often related to STD | PID |
Blood test for syphilis | RPR |
Infection of the breast | Mastitis |
Benign tumors of the uterus that affect 25 percent of the population | Uterine Fibroids |
Name for genital warts | HPV |
Vaginal yeast infection | Candida Albicans |
Another name for painful menstruation | Dysmenorrhea |
The downward displacement of the bladder into the vagina is called | Cystocele |
Condition in which tissue resembling the inner lining of the uterus appears in abnormal locations | Endometriosis |
Sagging of the uterus into the vagina | Hysterocele |
Protrusion of the rectum into the vagina | Rectocele |