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• Cervix

  Neck. Usually means the lower narrow portion of the uterus; cervix uteri
• Contraception

  The prevention of pregnancy
• Corpus luteum

  The small yellow structure that develops form the graafian follicle after ovulation and secretes progesterone and estrogen
• Endometrium

  The inner lining of the uterus
• Estrogen

  A group of hormones that produces female characteristics and prepares the uterus for fertilized egg. The most active of these estradiol
• Fallopian tube

  See oviduct
• Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

  A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that acts in the gonads. In the female, it stimulates ripening of the eggs in the ovary. Also called ovarian follicle
• Human chorionic gonadotropin

  A hormone secreted by the embryo early in pregnancy that maintains the corpus luteum so that it will continue to secrete hormones; also abbreviated hCG
• Labia majora

  The two large folds of skin that form the sides of the vulva; singular labium majus
• Labia minora

  The two small folds of the skin within the labia majora; singular, labium minus
• Mammary gland

  A specialized gland capable of secreting milk in the female; the breast
• Luteinizing hormone

  A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that acts on the gonads. In the female, it stimulates ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum.
• Menarche

  The first menstrual period, which normally occurs during puberty
• Menopause

  Cessation of menstrual cycles in the female
• Menstruation

  The cyclic discharge of blood and mucosal tissues from the lining of the nonpregnant uterus
• Ovary

  A female gonad
• Oviduct

  A tube extending from the upper lateral portion of the uterus that carries the ovum to the uterus. Also called fallopian or uterine tube
• Ovulation

  The release of a mature ovum from the ovary
• Ovum

  The female gamete or reproductive cell
• Perineum

  The region between the thighs from the sternal genitals to the anus
• Progesterone

  A hormone produced by the corpus luteum and the placenta that maintains the endometrium for pregnancy
• Tubal ligation

  Surgical constriction of the oviducts to produced sterilization
• Uterus

  The organ that receives the fertilized egg and maintains the developing offspring during pregnancy
• Vagina

  The muscular tube between the cervix and the vulva
• Vulva

  The external female genital organs
• Amniotic sac

  the membranous sac filled with fluid that holds the fetus; also called amnion
• Chorion

  The outermost  layer of the embryo that, with the endometrium forms the placenta
• Colostrum

  Breast fluid that is secreted in the first few days after giving birth, before milk is produced
• Ductus arteriosus

  A fetal blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery with the descending aorta, thus allowing blood to bypass the lungs
• Embryo

  The stage in development between the zygote and the fetus, extending from the second to the eighth week of growth in the uterus
• Fertilization

  The union of an ovum and spermatozoon
• Fetus

  The developing child on the uterus from the third month to birth
• Foramen ovale

  A small hole in the septum between the atria in the fetal heart that allows blood to pass directly from the right to left side of the heart
• Gravida

  Pregnant woman
• Lactation

  The secretion milk from the mammary glands
• Neonate

  Newborn
• Oxytocin

  A pituitary hormone that stimulates contractions of the uterus. It also stimulates release of milk from the breast
• Para

  Woman who has produced a viable infant. Multiple births are considered as single pregnancies.
• Parturition

  Childbirth; labor
• Placenta

  The organ, composed of fetal and maternal tissues, that nourishes and maintains the developing fetus