1. 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

2. This is the structure of the female that houses the developing fetus

3. UTERUS

4. This term refers to the inner lining of the uterus.

5. ENDOMETRIUM

6. This is the word that refers to all of the external structures of the female’s reproductive system

7. VULVA

8. Folds of tissue that serve to protect the internal organs from pathogens…

9. LABIA

10. Female sex glands…

11. Ovaries

12. A hollow, muscular organ that receives and holds a fertilized ovum.

13. Vagina

14. Where the sperm & egg usually meet in the female

15. FALLOPIAN TUBE

16. A ceasing (aka stopping) of menstruation usually around age 45-50

17. MENOPAUSE

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

19. TAMPON

20. When a breast self exam should be performed

21. Week after a female’s menstrual period

22. A laboratory test that checks for cancerous/precancerous cells of a female’s cervix

23. PAP SMEAR

24. DAILY DOUBLE!

25. Symptoms of PMS…(give me 3).

26. Bloating Weight gain Mood swings Anxiety Nervous tension Irritability Depression

27. Released on day 14, this hormone causes ovulation

28. LH (leutenizing hormone)

29. The gland at the base of the brain that triggers “it all” to begin…

30. Pituitary Gland

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

32. LH & FSH

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

34. PROGESTERONE

35. Being unique to women, these sex hormones are called “ovarian hormones”

36. ESTROGEN & PROGESTERONE

37. Normally thick & sticky, this hormone causes cervical mucus to become thinner

38. ESTROGEN

39. Traced to the use of super- absorbent tampons

40. TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME (TSS)

41. 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.

42. YEAST INFECTION

43. Common in women with eating disorders or elite athletes with extremely low body fat; the female doesn’t have a menstrual period

44. AMENORRHEA

45. Yearly pelvic exams are recommended for females starting when?

46. 18 years and older; or when they begin having sexual intercourse.

47. “menstrual cramps”

48. DYSMENORRHEA

49. Characterized in the later stages by a deepened voice, anemia and painful intercourse

50. OVARIAN CANCER

51. Phase covering the first part of the menstrual cycle when hormone levels are at their lowest normal levels; 1-5

52. MENSTRUAL PHASE

53. Phase of the menstrual cycle when endometrial cells are deprived of their hormonal support, 15-28

54. SECRETORY PHASE

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

56. PROLIFERATIVE PHASE

57. The process of releasing one mature ovum each month into that ovary’s fallopian tube

58. OVULATION

59. The amount of actual blood lost each month during menstruation

60. 2-3 TABLESPOONS

61. DAILY DOUBLE!

62. This stage of the menstrual cycle is marked by an increase in estrogen

63. PROLIFERATIVE

65. VAGINA

67. CERVIX

69. UTERUS

71. FIMBRIAE

73. FALLOPIAN TUBE