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24 Cards in this Set
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Ovaries |
Almond-shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; form and store egg cells and produce estrogen |
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Ovum |
Female egg cell |
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Graafian follicles |
100,000 microscopic sacs that make up a large portion of the ovaries |
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Uterine tubes |
Pair of tubes attached to the uterus that provides a passageway for the ovum to love from the ovary to the uterus |
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Fimbria (pl. fimbriae) |
Finger like projection at the free end of the uterine tube |
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Uterus |
Pear sized and shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity, except during pregnancy when it enlarged and extend up into the abdominal cavity. Its function are menstruation, pregnancy and labor |
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Myometrium |
Muscular middle layer of the uterus |
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Endometrium |
Inner lining of the uterus |
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Perimetrium |
Outer protective layer of the uterus that secretes serous fluid to reduce friction |
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Corpus |
Large central portion of the uterus |
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Fundus |
Rounded upper portion of the uterus |
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Vagina |
Passageway between the uterus and the outside of the body |
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Hymen |
Fold of membrane found near the opening of the vagina |
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Vulva |
External genitals of the female, including the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, urinary meatus and vaginal opening |
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Perineum |
Pelvic floor in both male and female. In female it refers to the area between the vaginal opening and the anus |
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Bartholin glands |
Pair of mucus producing glands located on each side of the vagina, just above the vaginal opening |
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Breasts |
Milk producing glands each consist of 15-20 divisions or lobules |
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Mammary papilla |
Breast nipple |
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Areola |
Pigmented area around the breast nipple |
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Arche/o |
First, beginning |
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Crevic/o, trachel /o |
Cervix |
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Colp/o, vagin/o |
Vagina |
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Endometri/o |
Endometrium |
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Episi/o, Vulv/o |
Vulva |