Part 5 - Reproductive System

• cervic/o


  neck, cervix
• gynec/o


  woman, female
• men/o


  menses, menstruation
• salping/o


  fallopian tubes, uterine tubes
• -cyesis


  state of pregnancy
• -para


  to bear (offspring)
• -salpinx


  fallopian tube
• -tocia


  labor, childbirth
• Gynecology


  study of female reproductive system
• Gynecologist


  physician specialist in gynecology
• genitalia = reproductive organs
• vulv/o - vulva
• Ovaries - Ovary [ oophor/o - ovari/o ]


  • Small almond-shaped glands
  • Produce ova (singular is ovum)
  • Produces female sex hormones
• Ovaries - Ovary [ oophor/o - ovari/o ]

  Every 28 days produces:

  • Follic stimulating hormone (FSH)
  • Luteinizing hormone (LH)
• Ovaries - Ovary [ oophor/o - ovari/o ]

  • Produces estrogen and progesterone
  • Stimulates lining of uterus in preparation to receive fertilized ovum
  • Female secondary sexual characteristics
• Oophoritis


  inflamation of the ovary
• Ovarian


  pertaining to the ovary
• Fallopian Tubes [ salping/o -salpinx ]


  • Also called uterine tubes or oviducts
  • Approximately 5 1/2 inches long
• Fallopian Tubes [ salping/o -salpinx ]

  • Unattached ends expand into finger-like projections, Fimbriae
  • Fimbriae catch ovum after ovulation and direct into fallopian tube
• Salping/o


  tube/ fallopian tube
• Salpingectomy


  removal of fallopian tubes
• Salpingitis


  inflamation of the fallopian tubes
• Hematosalpinx


  blood in the fallopian tubes
• Uterus [ hyster/o metr/o uter/o ]

  • Hallow with thick muscular wall lined with mucous membrane lining and rich blood supply
• Endometrium


  • Rich blood supply that reacts to hormonal changes every month that prepare it to receive fertilized ovum
  • Normal pregnancy fertilized ovum implants
  • Provides nourishment and protection for developing baby
• Myometrium


  Muscle contractions assist in moving fetus through the birth canal at delivery
• Hysteropexy


  surgical fixation of the uterus
• Hysterorrhexis


  ruptured uterus
• Hysterectomy


  surgical removal of the uterus
• Endometritis


  inflammation within the uterus
• Perimetritis


  inflammation around the uterus
• Metrorrhea


  flow from the uterus
• Metrorrhagia


  rapid blood flow from the uterus
• Uterine


  pertaining to the uterus
• Cervicectomy


  removal of the cervix
• Cervical


  pertaining to the neck of the uterus
• Endocervicitis


  inflammation within the cervix
• Vagina [ colp/o vagin/o ]


  • Muscular tube, mucous lined membrane extending from the cervix of the uterus to the outside of the body
  • Passage of menstrual flow
  • Receives penis and semen with sperm during intercourse
  • Birth canal during vaginal birth
  • Hymen is a thin membrane covering external vaginal opening called the vaginal orifice
  • Bartholin's glands on either side of the vaginal orifice
• Colposcope


  instrument to view the inside of vagina
• Vaginal


  pertaining to vagina