CHAPTER 17: THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM
A. Spelling
1. menstruation
2. meatus
3. clitoris
4. menarche
5. mammogram
6. laparoscope
7. colposcopy
8. culdocentesis
9. diaphragm
10. graafian follicles
B. Matching
1. c
2. i
3. h
4. f
5. d
C. Crossword Puzzle
6. b
7. g
8. j
9. e
10. a
D. Proofreading Skills
1. Out of place.
Spelled correctly? Yes
2. The presence and growth of tissue in areas outside the endometrium (lining of the
uterus).
Spelled correctly? Yes
3. Of or pertaining to the ovary.
Spelled correctly? No ovarian
4. A pear-shaped, hollow, muscular organ that houses the fertilized, implanted ovum
as it develops throughout pregnancy. It is also the source of the monthly menstrual
flow if pregnancy does not occur.
Spelled correctly? No uterus
5. A pouch that is located between the uterus and rectum within the peritoneal cavity.
Spelled correctly? No cul-de-sac
6. The lower part of the trunk of the body made up of four bones.
Spelled correctly? Yes
7. A gamete-producing gland.
Spelled correctly? Yes
8. Closed sacs in or under the skin lined with epithelium and containing semisolid
material or fluid.
Spelled correctly? No cysts
9. Surgical removal of the fallopian tube(s).
Spelled correctly? No salpingectom y
10. The small, dome-shaped portion of the uterus that rises above the area where the
fallopian tubes enter.
Spelled correctly? Yes
E. Word Search
1. colposcopy
2. conization
3. cryosurgery
4. culdocentesis
5. endometrial biopsy
6. hysterosalpingography
7. laparoscopy
8. mammography
9. pelvimetry
10. pelvic ultrasound
F. Word Element Review
1. amni /o/ centesis
WR V
S
2. cervic / itis
WR
S
3. gynec /o/ logist
WR V S
4. hyster / ectomy
WR
S
5. a / men / o / rrhea
P WR V
S
6. endo /metri/ osis
P
WR S
7. mast / ectomy
WR
S
8. salping / itis
WR
S
9. men / arche
WR
S
10. dys / men / o / rrhea
P
WR V
S
G. Matching Abbreviations
1. e.
2. j
3. f
4. h
5. g
6. i
7. c
8. b
9. d
10. a
H. Completion (not assigned but answers included)
1. development of glandular tissue
2. fat
3. rounded
4. pelvis
5. pubic
6. axillary
7. menarche
8. before a mirror
9. the nipple
10. a. shower b. lying down
J. Label
1. vagina
2. uterus
3. perimetrium
4. myometrium
5. endometrium
6. fallopian tube
7. fimbriae
8. ovary
9. round ligament
10. broad ligament
NOTE: Crossword Puzzles and W ord Search Puzzles are always optional.