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
6. b
7. g
8. j
9. e
10. a
C. Crossword Puzzle
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 salpingectomy
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
F. Word Element Review
1. amni /o/ entesis
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
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
I. Matching
1. d
2. j
3. g
4. f
5. b
6. c
7. h
8. e
9. i
10. a
J. Label
1. vagina
2. uterus
3. perimetrium
4. myometrium
5. endometrium
K. Medical Scenario
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
5. a
6. fallopian tube
7. fimbriae
8. ovary
9. round ligament
10. broad ligament