Female anatomy vocabulary word search – Flashcards
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kegel
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exercises that a female can do to strengthen the pubococcygeus muscle
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skenes glad
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term sometimes referred to as the "female prostate" because it secretes a fluid that is biochemically similar to the male prostate fluid
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chemotherapy
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use of high powered drugs to treat cancer
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pap smear
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annual test for a female where a gynecologist scrapes cells from the cervix to detect the presences of abnormal cells that could be cancerous
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wish bone
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tip, shaft, and crura together are sometimes referred to as what state
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estrogren/ progesterone
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female hormones that are produced in the ovaries
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labia majora
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outer lips
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labia minora
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inner lips
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mammograms
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x-ray of the breast
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myometrium
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muscular part of the uterus
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conebiopsy
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treatment for cervical cancer where a segment of the cervix is surgically removed
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infibulation
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pharaonic circumcision of the female that involves the removal of the clitoris, all of the inner lips and part of the outer lips; the raw edges of the outer lips are then stitched together to cover the urethral opening and the vaginal entrance with only a small opening left for the passage of urine
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benign
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non-cancerous
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oopherctomy
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the surgical removal of the ovaries usually followed by a hysterectomy
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cryrotherapy
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cervical cancer treatment that uses extreme cold to kill abnormal cells
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cervix
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neck of the uterus
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intriotis
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another word for the vaginal opening
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radical mastectomy
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breast cancer surgery where the breast and the underlying muscle and lymph nodes are removed
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uterus
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interal organ is the size of a fist and is shaped like an upside down pear, also called the womb
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sunna
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for of female genital cutting that refers to the removal of just the clitoral hood
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vestibular bulbs
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two organs that are erectile tissue and lie close to the crura of the clitoris
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fourchette
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place where the inner lips join together behind the vaginal opening
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hymen
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membrane which if present partially covers the vaginal opening
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excision
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type of female genital cutting that refers to complete removal of the clitoris and perhaps some of the inner lips
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areola
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area surrounding the nipple of the breast
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biopsy
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best way to detect if a lump is cancerous, it involves a slit made in the breast, the lump is removed and studied by a pathologist
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cysts
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breast limps that re actually fluid filled sacs
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gardasil
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vaccine for women that can help protect against four strains of HPV. the most common strains that cause cervical cancer and genital warts
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hysterectomy
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surgical removal of the uterus is often used to treat cancer
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modified radical mastectomy
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cancer surgery that removes the breast and lymph nodes but not the underlying muscle
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mastectomy
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cancer surgery that requires removal of the breast and nothing else
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fundus
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top of the uterus
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infundibulum
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portion of the Fallopian tubes where fertilization takes place
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vagina
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organ is often referred to as the birth canal
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ovaries
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function of these organs is to produce ova and to produce the female sex hormones
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malignant
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cancerous
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clitoris
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sensitive organ important to female sexual response
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needle aspiration
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procedure in which a fine needle is inserted into a breast lump to drain fluid
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lumpectomy
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breast cancer surgery where only the lump and a small bit of surrounding tissues are removed
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endometrial
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layer of the uterus is sloughed off during menstruation and creates most of the menstrual discharges
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fillopian tubes
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pathway by which the egg leaves of ovaries and sperm reaches the egg
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fimbriae
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fingerlike projections on the end of the fallopian tube
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mons pubis
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rounded, fatty pad of tissue, covered by pubic hair that lies on the top of the pubic bones
