A & PHEALTH HORMONES “FEMALE PROBLEMS ” MENSTRUAL CYCLE DIAGRAMS 1 pt1 pt1 pt1 pt1 pt1 pt 2 pts 3 pts 4 pts 5 pts 6 pts
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).
Bloating Weight gain Mood swings Anxiety Nervous tension Irritability 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