Exam 8: Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy

Abnormally light menstrual periods are oligomenorrhea.

A lack of menstrual flow is dysmenorrhea.

Polycystic ovaries are caused by a hormonal abnormality.

The plural of fimbria is ____________________.

Implantation of the embryo in the uterus is an ectopic pregnancy.

Pelvimetry is the visual examination of the uterus.

Pain of the external female genitalia is:

The term for a newborn is a neonate.

The first feces of the newborn is called ____________________.

If the ovum does not become fertilized, the lining of the uterus is shed in a process called menstruation.

An Apgar score is used to assess the health of the mother 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth.

The highly vascular structure that acts as communication between the mother and the embryo is the:

Mammography is an imaging technique used to detect breast cancer.

Abnormal formation of cells of the uterus is cervical:

An extremely serious form of hypertension secondary to pregnancy is preeclampsia.

The combining form for the area between the opening of the vagina and the anus is:

In GIFT, fertilization takes place in the laboratory.

The combining form for the umbilicus is:

The outer sac surrounding the fetus is the ____________________.

What is the term for the neck of the uterus? ____________________