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A & P HEALTH HORMONES “FEMALE PROBLEMS”

MENSTRUAL CYCLE DIAGRAMS

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This is the structure of the female that houses the

developing fetus

UTERUS

This term refers to the inner lining of the

uterus.

ENDOMETRIUM

This is the word that refers to all of the external

structures of the female’s reproductive system

VULVA

Folds of tissue that serve to protect the internal organs

from pathogens…

LABIA

Female sex glands…

Ovaries

A hollow, muscular organ that receives and holds a fertilized

ovum.

Vagina

Where the sperm & egg usually meet in the female

FALLOPIAN TUBE

A ceasing (aka stopping) of menstruation usually around

age 45-50

MENOPAUSE

A feminine product worn inside the body to catch menstrual blood/tissue flow

TAMPON

When a breast self exam should be performed

Week after a female’s menstrual period

A laboratory test that checks for cancerous/precancerous cells

of a female’s cervix

PAP SMEAR

DAILY DOUBLE!

Symptoms of PMS…(give me 3).

BloatingWeight gain

Mood swings Anxiety

Nervous tensionIrritability

Depression

Released on day 14, this hormone causes ovulation

LH(leutenizing hormone)

The gland at the base of the brain that triggers “it all” to

begin…

Pituitary Gland

Having an effect on ovaries and testes, these are the two gonadotropic hormones

LH & FSH

During the secretory phase, this hormone causes cervical mucus to thicken again

PROGESTERONE

Being unique to women, these sex hormones are called

“ovarian hormones”

ESTROGEN & PROGESTERONE

Normally thick & sticky, this hormone causes cervical

mucus to become thinner

ESTROGEN

Traced to the use of super-absorbent tampons

TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME(TSS)

Caused by a fungus, this type of vaginitis has a thick white

discharge with severe genital itching. To treat this type of vaginitis you can get a cream

from the local Kroger.

YEAST INFECTION

Common in women with eating disorders or elite athletes with

extremely low body fat; the female doesn’t have a

menstrual period

AMENORRHEA

Yearly pelvic exams are recommended for females

starting when?

18 years and older; or when they begin having sexual

intercourse.

“menstrual cramps”

DYSMENORRHEA

Characterized in the later stages by a deepened voice, anemia

and painful intercourse

OVARIAN CANCER

Phase covering the first part of the menstrual cycle when

hormone levels are at their lowest normal levels; 1-5

MENSTRUAL PHASE

Phase of the menstrual cycle when endometrial cells are deprived of their hormonal

support, 15-28

SECRETORY PHASE

The end of this phase is marked by ovulation, 6-14

PROLIFERATIVE PHASE

The process of releasing one mature ovum each month into

that ovary’s fallopian tube

OVULATION

The amount of actual blood lost each month during

menstruation

2-3 TABLESPOONS

DAILY DOUBLE!

This stage of the menstrual cycle is marked by an increase

in estrogen

PROLIFERATIVE

VAGINA

CERVIX

UTERUS

FIMBRIAE

FALLOPIAN TUBE

FALLOPIAN TUBE