1.
Complete Reading – Ch. 8 & Ch. 9
2.
Participate in Discussion Board
3.
Participate in Seminar –Opt. 1 (four flex
options) or Opt. 2 (written assignment)
4.
Take Quiz
5.
Unit 5 Project – use Template, fill it in, due
Tues., Sept.27th
Female Reproductive System – produces egg
cells and hormones and provides for
conception and pregnancy.
Organs Involved – Ovaries, Fallopian Tubes,
Uterus, Vagina
* Other terms include ovum, cervix, mammary
glands, areola, vulva
Arche/o..............first, beginning
Cervic/o, trachel/o..........cervix
Colp/o, vagin/o..............vagina
Culd/o.......................cul-de-sac
Episi/o, vulv/o....................vulva
Gyne/o, gyn/o..............woman
Hymen/o.........................hymen
Hyster/o, metr/o,
metr/i, uter/o...............uterus
Mamm/o, mast/o............breast
Men/o...................menstruation
Oophor/o..........................ovary
Perine/o......................perineum
Salping/o.......................uterine/
fallopian tube
Peri- ...............surrounding
(outer)
-atresia........absence of a
normal body opening;
occlusion; closure
-ial................pertaining to
-salpinx.................uterine/
...fallopian tube
Give me the definition:
1.
Metr/i
2.
Oophor/o
3.
Colp/o
4.
-Salpinx
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2.
3.
4.
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6.
Dys/men/o/rrhea – painful menstrual
discharge
Mast/itis – inflammation of the breast
Endo/metr/itis – inflammation of the inner
lining of the uterus
A/men/o/rrhea – absence of a period
Men/o/metr/o/rrhagia – rapid flow of
blood from the uterus at menstruation
Endo/metr/i/osis – abnormal condition in
which endometrial tissue grows outside the
uterus in various areas in the pelvic cavity
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6)
Trachel/o/rrhaphy – suture of cervix
Hyster/ectomy - excision of uterus
Colp/o/plasty – surgical repair of vagina
Salping/o/-oophor/ectomy – excision of
the uterine tube and ovary
Mast/ectomy – surgical removal of breast
Lapar/o/scopy – visual exam of the
abdominal cavity
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2.
3.
4.
Menarche –
beginning of
menstruation
Mastalgia – pain in
breast
Leukorrhea – white
discharge from
vagina
Speculum – instrument
for opening a body
cavity to allow visual
inspection
Abbreviations
TVH – total vaginal hysterectomy
PID – pelvic inflammatory
disease
TVS – transvaginal sonography
Cx – cervix
PMS – premenstrual syndrome
Obstetrics – the branch
of medicine that
deals w/childbirth
and the care of the
mother before,
during, and after
birth
Neonatology – the
branch of medicine
that deals w/the
diagnosis and
treatment of
disorders of the
newborn
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Ovulation – expulsion of a mature ovum
from an ovary
Conception – beginning of pregnancy,
when sperm enters ovum
Zygote – cell formed by union of sperm and
ovum
Zygote to embryo to fetus
Placenta – structure that grows on the wall
of the uterus during pregnancy and allows
for nourishment of the unborn child
Amni/o,
amnion/o......amniotic fluid
Chori/o................chorion
Embry/o...............embryo
Fet/o, fet/i....fetus, unborn
child
Gravid/o............pregnancy
Lact/o......................milk
Nat/o......................birth
Omphal/o...umbilicus, navel
Par/o, part/o......bare, give
birth to, labor
Puerper/o...........childbirth
Cephal/o.............head
Esphag/o......esophagus
Pelv/o, pelv/i......pelvis
Prim/i.................first
Pseud/o..............false
Pylor/o............pylorus
Terat/o...malformations
Just 5:
Ante-, pre-...................................before
Micro-...........................................small
Multi-...........................................many
Nulli-............................................none
Post-.............................................after
-amnios................................amniotic fluid
-cyesis.......................................pregnancy
-partum............................childbirth, labor
-rrhexis.............................................rupture
-tocia........................................birth, labor
-e, -is, -um, -us.........noun suffix, no meaning
Definitions please...
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2.
3.
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5.
omphal/o
Fet/o
Nat/o
Cephal/o
Nulli-
Abruptio placentae – premature
separation of placenta from uterine wall
 Ectopic Pregnancy – Pregnancy
occurring outside the uterus; commonly
in the uterine tubes
 Several conditions at birth described on
p.366-367
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 Primipara – first birth
 Lactorrhea – discharge of milk
 Nulligravida – no pregnancies
 Puerperal – pertaining to immediately
after
childbirth
 Amniorrhexis – rupture of the amnion
 Neonatology – study of a newborn
 Neonate – new birth (infant from birth -> 4
wks)
 Postpartum – after childbirth
 More to review on pp. 378-379
CS.............................cesarean section
 DOB................................date of birth
 EDD................expected date of delivery
 OB.....................................obstetrics
 FAS....................fetal alcohol syndrome
 IVF.........................in vitro fertilization
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