Chapter 40 Key Terms

Amenorrhea Basal body temperature Cervical dysplasia Cervical os Cervix Climacteric Conization Contraception absence of menstruation the lowest temperature reached in the female reproductive cycle indicative of ovulation abnormal changes in the tissue of the cervix the opening of the cervix lower portion of the uterus (also known as menopause) termination of the reproductive period in the female removal of a cone-shaped wedge of cervical tissue the prevention of pregnancy the ruptured follicle that produces estrogen and progesterone to support the endometrium until conception occurs or the cycle begins again a fluid-filled or semisolid sac originating in the subcutaneous tissue or dermis condition that occurs when the ligaments supporting the urinary bladder are damaged allowing the bladder to prolapse into the vagina opening of the cervix and scraping of the lining of the uterine walls painful menses painful intercourse pain on urination occurring outside of the uterus condition that occurs when endometrial tissue grows outside the uterine cavity an enclosed single coiled tube that serves as a duct through which the sperm passes from the testis to the outer surface

Corpus luteum

Cyst

Cystocele Dilatation and curettage (D&C) Dysmenorrhea Dyspareunia Dysuria Ectopic Endometriosis

Epididymis

Fallopian tubes

the structures that allow passage of the ovum to the uterus

family planning based on the assumption that ovulation occurs at Fertility awareness the same time each month a freely movable rounded mass with well-defined borders and a solid rubbery texture fluid-filled mass caused by fibrosis in the breast the replacement of inflamed or damaged tissue with connective or scar tissue bottom or base of a hollow organ (such as the uterus) blood in the urine bloody sputum condition of excessive hair growth excessive proliferation of normal cells surgical removal of the uterus fertilization obtained through a laparoscopic procedure fertilized in the laboratory and then implanted into the uterus sexual intercourse between close blood relatives and may or may not be consensual the inability to achieve pregnancy after 1 year or more of unprotected intercourse tumors growing in a mammary duct

Fibroadenoma Fibrocyst Fibrosis Fundus Hematuria Hemoptysis Hirsutism Hyperplasia Hysterectomy In-vitro fertilization Incest

Infertility Intraductal papillomas

a small T-shaped piece of metal covered with copper or Intrauterine device levonorgestrel placed in the uterus used for contraception (IUD) Lumpectomy Mammary glands Mammography Mammoplasty removal of the lump a network of ducts that carry the milk to the nipple diagnostic x-ray of the breast breast reconstruction

Mastectomy Menarche Menopause Menorrhagia Metrorrhagia Mittelschmerz Myomectomy Nocturia Oocyte Oophorectomy Ovaries Ovulation

removal of the breast the beginning of menstrual cycles during puberty permanent cessation of menstruation repetitive excessive or prolonged menstruation flow bleeding between periods abdominal pain with ovulation removal of tumor and surrounding myometrium excessive nighttime urination egg cell surgical removal of the ovaries flat almond-shaped glands located below the ends of the fallopian tubes release of the ovum

surgical removal of the bowel uterus ovaries fallopian tubes vagina Pelvic exenteration and bladder Pelvic inflammatory disease Penis Perineum Pessary an infection usually involving the fallopian tubes ovaries cervix uterus and peritoneum the cylindrical external structure in the male that encloses the urethra and contains erectile tissue area between the thighs extending from the pubis to the coccyx a plastic device shaped like a ring arch or ball that is placed in the vagina to support the uterus endocrine disorder resulting from numerous follicular cysts and characterized by higher than normal LH estrogen and androgen levels and low FSH levels a group of symptoms occurring 3 to 14 days prior to menstruation and relieved by the onset of menses the hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland stimulates

Polycystic ovary syndrome Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Prolactin

milk production gland found in the male below the bladder and surrounding the urethra forced sexual intercourse that involves vaginal anal or oral penetration hernial protrusion of part of the rectum into the vagina removal of the fallopian tubes pouch suspended from the perineal area of the male thick whitish secretion of reproductive organs in the male pouches along the lower posterior surface of the bladder male gametes or reproductive cells chemicals in the form of creams foams jellies or suppositories that are inserted into the vagina prior to sexual intercourse elasticity of cervical mucus which can be used to help determine the time of ovulation painful straining to defecate male gonads a condition in women caused by a bacterial toxin (usually staphylococcus aureus) entering the bloodstream the tissue between the vaginal opening and the anus the tying and cutting of the vas deferens or fallopian tubes the condition that occurs when the uterus descends into or out of the vaginal canal a hollow organ where the fertilized ovum is implanted and the embryo and fetus develop a tubular structure composed of muscle and membranous tissue connecting the vulva with the uterus the external opening of the vaginal canal

Prostate

Rape Rectocele Salpingectomy Scrotum Semen Seminal vesicles Sperm Spermicides

Spinnbarkeit Tenesmus Testes Toxic shock syndrome True perineum Tubal ligation Uterine prolapse

Uterus

Vagina Vaginal introitus

Varicocele Vasectomy Vulva

dilated blood vessel in the testis surgical sterilization of male the collective term used for the external structures of the female reproductive system surgical removal of the vulva labia majora and minora clitoris and prepuce

Vulvectomy