Chapter 15

• lactiferous ducts?


  channels that carry breast milk to nipple
• lactiferous sinuses?

  expanded chambers that converge on the nipple surface
• lobes of mammary gland (15-20) are drained by single lactiferous duct
• lobules of mammary gland?

  subdivisions of lobes that make breast milk
• pair of oval reproductive glands that produce and release oocytes?

  ovaries
• female sex cell?

  oocyte
• corpus luteum?

  A temporary endocrine structure in the ovaries that produces progesterone
• period of time in which oocyte matures, is ovulated and enters uterus; if fertilization does not happen endometrium begins to shed?

  menstrual cycle
• vesicular ovarian follicles?

  fluid-filled sacs in the ovaries where primary oocyte matures
• ovum?


  oocyte that has been fertilized by a spermatozoon
• uterine tubes?

  tubular structures that carry oocyte from ovary to uterus
• finger like extensions of each uterine tube that drape over each ovary?

  fimbrae
• adnexa?

  consists of uterine tubes, ovaries, and ligaments that hold them together
• myometrium?

  thick, muscular middle layer of the uterus
• perimetrium?

  outer layer of uterus
• cervix?

  tubular lower portion of uterus that opens into the vagina
• vaginal opening of uterus?

  cervical os
• fundus?

  dome-shaped top portion of uterus
• connects uterus to outside of the body?

  vagina
• hymen?

  thin fold of mucous covering entrance to the vagina
• greater vestibular glands?

  gland that keep vagina moist and provide lubricant for vagina
• inner folds of labia that surround opening to vagina and urethra?

  labia minora
• perineu?

  The perineum is the area between the anus and the genitals in both males and females
• central space between the labia minora?

  vestibula
• amnion?

  inner layer of membrane surrounding fetus and containing amniotic fluid
• chorion?


  outermost membrane surrounding fetus
• effacement?

  thinning of cervix in preparation for delivery
• developing organism from conception until end of eights week of gestation?

  embryo
• developing embryo from end of eight week of gestation until delivery?

  fetus
• an organisms reproductive cell?

  gamete
• gestation?

  period of development from fertilization until birth
• Human chorionic gonadotropin?

  hormone secreted by fertilized ovum soon after conception
• production of breast milk by mammary glands after childbirth?

  lactation
• lochia?


  normal vaginal discharge consisting of mucus, blood, and tissue debris following childbirth
• ovulation?


  process of discharging an oocyte from an ovary
• temporary organ through which embryo receives nutrients and oxygen?

  placenta
• prolactin?

  hormone that stimulates breast growth and milk secretion
• zygote?


  cell resulting from union of sperm and oocyte
• colp/o?


  vagina
• episi/o?

  vulva