Ch. 16 - Reproductive Health, Exercises of Nursing

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Ch. 16 - Reproductive Health

Sperm ✔✔The male gametes Testosterone ✔✔The male sex hormone Testes ✔✔Two small glands that secrete testosterone and produce sperm Scrotum ✔✔External skin sac Penis ✔✔Tube shaped organ that extends from the trunk of the body just above the testes Semen ✔✔A thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system Sterility ✔✔The inability to reproduce Eggs ✔✔Female gametes Ovaries ✔✔The female sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex hormones Uterus ✔✔The hollow, muscular, pear shaped organ that nourishes and protects a fertilized ovum until birth Ovulation ✔✔The process of releasing a matter ovum into the Fallopian tube each month Fallopian tubes ✔✔A pair of tubes with finger like projections that draw in the ovum Vagina ✔✔A muscular, elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body Menstruation ✔✔The shedding of the uterine lining Cervix ✔✔The opening to the uterus Ovulation ✔✔When the Luteinising hormone (LH) causees the follicle to burst, releasing an egg from an ovary into the fallopian tube. This is the peak of fertility time Endometrium ✔✔The mucous membrane that lines the uterus. Progesterone ✔✔A steroid hormone produced in the ovary that prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy Inguinal hernia ✔✔this occurs when part of the intestines push through a tear in the abdominal wall.

Testicular cancer ✔✔this can affect males of an age and occurs most often in the ages of 14-40. it can be treated by surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy Toxic shock syndrome ✔✔what is a rare put serious bacterial infections that affects the immune system and the liver endometriosis ✔✔uterine tissue grows outside the uterus can grow in ovaries, pelvic cavity or fallopian tubes Testes, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra ✔✔The path that sperm travel in the male reproductive system before leaving the body. Circumcision ✔✔The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. Prostate cancer ✔✔The most common cancer seen in men a 45 years and older. the epididymis ✔✔the tubes that sit on top of the testes where sperm are stored & mature. Fallopian tubes ✔✔Fertilization of the egg by a sperm occurs in the conception or fertilization ✔✔When sperm meets the egg vaginitis ✔✔an inflammation of the vagina with discharge, odor, pain, itching & burning Prostate gland ✔✔the gland that sits just below the bladder? Menarche ✔✔the females first menstruation Menopause ✔✔End of a women's reproductive phase Day 1- 8 ✔✔Menstrual phase: menstruation begins Day 8- 13 ✔✔ova maturation: the ova matures Day 14- 28 ✔✔Ovulation occurs and ova travels to uterus 12 - 24 hours ✔✔The life cycle of an ova is..... 48 - 72 hours ✔✔Sperm can survive outside of the body for....... Days 11- 15 ✔✔A women's most fertile time is..... Day 15 - 28 ✔✔The endometrium thickens (secretory phase) 28 days ✔✔The average length of a women's menstrual cycle is......