HumanFemale Reproductive System

Vocabulary

©Richard L. Goldman

March 19, 2003

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Delmar’s Comprehensive Medical Terminology

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adnexaareolaBartholin’s glandcervixclimactericclitoriscoituscorpus luteumculdesacdiaphragmendometriumestrogenfallopian tubesfertilizationfimbriaefourchettefundusgametegonadsgraafian folliclesgynecologyhymen

Body structures located togetherArea surrounding the nippleMucus-secreting glands in vaginaNeck of uterus opening into vaginaCessation of menstruationFemale erectile tissuePenis inserted into vagina, copulation, sexual intercourseRuptured follicle secreting progesterone and estrogenPouch between the uterus an rectumContraceptive device that covers the cervixInner lining of the uterusHormone that promotes secondary female characteristicsPair of tubes that conduct ovum from ovary to uterusUnion of ovum and spermFingerlike end of the fallopian tubeMucus membrane at posterior rim of vaginal openingTop of uterusMature sperm or ovumGamete producing organs – ovary or testisMature ovarian cyst containing ripe ovumBranch of medicine – female reproductive systemMembrane around or covering vaginal opening

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labia majoralabia minoramammary glandsmenarchemenopausemenstruationmyometriumovaryovulationovumperineumpregnancyPMSprogesteronepubertyspermtestesuterusvaginavulva

Outer fatty folds of skin on either side of vulvaInner folds of skin on either side of vaginaBreastFirst menstrual periodEnd of menstrual cyclesShedding of the lining of the uterusMuscular layer of the uterusFemale gonadRelease of a mature ovumFemale gamete, eggArea between anus and external gentilesPeriod from conception to birth, gestational periodPreMenstrual Syndrome, irritable, depressed, tender brestsResponsible for development of maternal placentaStage of life when reproductive organs are fully developedMale gamete, spermatozoonMale gonadFemale organ that houses the fetus throughout pregnancyMuscular tube between uterus and vulvaExternal female genitalia