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| What are some other names for the uterine tubes? |
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| Fallopian tubes or oviducts |
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| numerous fingerlike projections |
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| draw egg into uterine tube |
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| What moves the egg along the uterine tube? |
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| cilia movement and peristaltic contractions |
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| The oocyte must encounter spermatozoa during the first 12-24 hours to ensure what? |
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| What is it called if the oocyte is fertilized and implants in the fallopian tubes? |
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| What must be done with a tubal pregnancy? |
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| What are important in expelling the fetus at birth? |
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| contractions of uterine wall caused by the hormone oxytocin |
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| normal position of uterus where it covers the superior and posterior surfaces of urinary bladder |
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| About 20% of women experience the bending back of the users towards the sacrum called what? |
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| What is the largest part of the uterus? |
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| the body which has a rounded portion called the funds |
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| What is the inferior portion of the users that connects to the vagina? |
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| What kind of sample is taken from the cervix? |
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| What is about 10% of the uterus mass with glandular and vascular tissues that support the growth of fetus? |
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| Under the influence of estrogen, what are affected monthly by the menstrual cycle? |
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| estrogen, the uterine glands, blood vessels, and epithelium |
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| What is the thickest portion of the uterus (90% of mass0 with smooth muscles for birth? |
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| most common cancer of report system in women from 15-34 years old |
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| Of the 13,000 US women that are diagnosed yearly with invasive cervical cancer, about how many of them will die? |
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| How long does menstruation generally last? |
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| How much blood is lost during menstruation? |
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| When does the uterine cycle begin? |
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| What is the first menstrual cycle called? (about 11-12 years old) |
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| What ages are generally affected by menopause? |
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| What is it called if menarche does not appear by age 16 or if normal user cycle is interrupted in an adult woman from 6 months or more? |
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| What can be caused by several physical or emotional stresses (drastic weight loss, anorexia nervosa severe depression, grief, severely reduced body lipid levels like training for marathons or ballet)? |
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| elastic, muscular tube extending between cervix and vestibule |
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| What are the functions of the vagina? |
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| seres as a passageway for menstrual fluid elimination, receives penis during sexual intercourse, forms inferior portion of birth canal |
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| an elastic epithelium fold that partially or completely blocks the entrance to the vagina |
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| How is an intact hymen typically ruptured? |
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| sexual intercourse or tampon usage |
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