Deck 8: Female Reproductive System

Question 1

The pigmented area at the center of the breast is called

A) the papilla
B) the areola
C) the nipple
D) glands

Answer 1

the areola

Question 2

The pelvic floor in both the male and female is called the

A) perineum
B) vulva
C) genital
D) inguinal region

Answer 2

perineum

Question 3

The ovaries are indicated by the combining form

A) oophor/o
B) episi/o
C) colp/o
D) culd/o

Answer 3

oophor/o

Question 4

The fingerlike ends of the uterine tubes are the

A) graafian follicles
B) ova
C) fimbriae
D) vulva

Question 5

The muscular middle layer of the uterus is the

A) endometrium
B) perimetrium
C) peritoneum
D) myometrium

Question 6

The narrow lower portion of the uterus is called the

A) corpus
B) fundus
C) vagina
D) cervix

Question 7

Menstruation, pregnancy, and labor are the functions of the

A) vagina
B) uterus
C) ovaries
D) cervix

Question 8

The two pairs of lips that surround the vagina are the

A) Bartholin glands
B) vulva
C) clitoris
D) hymen

Question 9

The pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of and just above the vaginal opening are the

A) external genitals
B) fimbriae
C) Bartholin glands
D) rectouterine pouch

Question 10

The passageway from the ovary to the uterus is called the

A) uterine tube
B) fimbria
C) fundus
D) ovum

Question 11

The combining form salping/o means

A) cervix
B) vagina
C) breast
D) uterine tube

Question 12

The connection of the uterus to the outside of the body is the

A) rectouterine pouch
B) hymen
C) cervix
D) vagina

Question 13

Egg cells are stored in the

A) ovaries
B) ovum
C) uterus
D) vagina

Question 14

The rounded upper portion of the uterus is the

A) corpus
B) fundus
C) cervix
D) Douglas cul-de-sac

Question 15

The large central portion of the uterus is called the

A) corpus
B) fundus
C) pouch
D) myometrium

Question 16

The combining form colp/o is defined as

A) vagina
B) uterus
C) ovary
D) cul-de-sac

Question 17

The combining form that means uterus is

A) arche/o
B) mast/o
C) metr/i
D) men/o

Question 18

The ovaries are largely made up of

A) graafian follicles
B) fimbriae
C) immature ova
D) corpus

Question 19

The combining form that means woman is

A) episi/o
B) uter/o
C) gynec/o
D) arche/o

Question 20

The combining form men/o is defined as

A) last, ending
B) menstruation
C) first, beginning
D) regular

Question 21

The term that means inflammation of the vagina is

A) colpitis
B) cervicitis
C) perimetritis
D) salpingitis

Question 22

The term that means an excision of the uterus is

A) hysterectomy
B) laparoscopy
C) hysterotomy
D) hysteropexy

Question 23

Myoma of the uterus is also called

A) endometriosis
B) fibroid tumor
C) prolapsed uterus
D) adenomyosis

Question 24

The term menometrorrhagia refers to

A) rapid flow of blood from the uterus
B) rapid flow of blood at menstruation
C) rapid flow of blood from the uterus at menstruation (and between menstrual cycles)
D) scanty menstrual flow

Question 25

The term that means abnormal condition of growth of endometrial tissue in various areas of the pelvic cavity is

A) adenomyosis
B) endometritis
C) myoma
D) endometriosis

Question 26

The term that means blood in the uterine tubes is

A) hydrosalpinx
B) salpingocele
C) pyosalpinx
D) hematosalpinx

Question 27

The suffix -salpinx is defined as

A) absence of a normal body opening
B) uterus
C) ovaries
D) uterine tube

Question 28

The prefix peri- means

A) surrounding (outer)
B) half
C) behind
D) inside

Question 29

Suturing of the vagina (wall of the vagina) is called

A) colporrhaphy
B) episiorrhaphy
C) colpoplasty
D) episioperineorrhaphy

Question 30

The term that means excision of the uterine tube and the ovary is

A) hystero-oophorectomy
B) salpingo-oophorectomy
C) hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
D) episioperineorrhaphy

Question 31

The term amenorrhea is defined as

A) rapid flow of blood from the uterus at menstruation
B) scanty menstrual flow
C) absence of menstrual flow
D) painful menstrual flow

Question 32

The term that means inflammation of the uterine muscle is

A) endocervicitis
B) myometritis
C) perimetritis
D) adenitis

Question 33

An abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina is called

A) prolapsed uterus
B) pelvic inflammatory disease
C) vesicovaginal fistula
D) adenomyosis

Question 34

The term for inflammation of the inner (lining) of the uterus is

A) endometritis
B) myometritis
C) vaginitis
D) perimetritis

Question 35

The term perineorrhaphy is defined as a(n)

A) suturing of (a tear in) the vulva
B) excision of the vulva
C) suturing of (a tear in) the perineum
D) suturing of the vagina

Question 36

Colpoplasty is a surgical

A) repair of the uterus
B) repair of the vagina
C) repair of the breast
D) fixation of the uterus

Question 37

The term that means painful menstrual flow is

A) menorrhagia
B) amenorrhea
C) dysmenorrhea
D) metrorrhagia

Question 38

The term for the creation of an artificial opening in a uterine tube is

A) salpingectomy
B) salpingostomy
C) salpingocele
D) hematosalpinx

Question 39

A word part that means absence of a normal body opening, occlusion, or closure is

A) cervic/o
B) -salpinx
C) -atresia
D) trache/o

Question 40

The term mastitis means inflammation of the

A) breast
B) uterine tube
C) uterine muscle
D) myometrium

Question 41

Which of the following is a blood test used in the detection of ovarian cancer?

A) CA-125
B) Pap smear
C) transvaginal sonography
D) culdocentesis

Question 42

An instrument used to open a body cavity for visual inspection is a

A) fistula
B) speculum
C) culdoscope
D) pelvimeter

Question 43

The term that means a visual examination of the uterus (uterine cavity) is

A) hysteroscopy
B) Pap smear
C) sonohysterography
D) pelviscopy

Question 44

The beginning of menstruation is called

A) menopause
B) oligomenorrhea
C) menarche
D) premenstrual syndrome

Question 45

The study of women (a branch of medicine dealing with health and diseases of the female reproductive system) is

A) urology
B) obstetrics
C) gynecology
D) gynecologist

Question 46

A surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the Douglas cul-de-sac (the rectouterine pouch) is called

A) culdoscopy
B) hysterosalpingogram
C) culdocentesis
D) culdoscope

Question 47

A surgical repair of a weakened vaginal wall performed to correct a cystocele and a rectocele is called

A) dilation and curettage
B) anterior and posterior colporrhaphy
C) myomectomy
D) episioperineoplasty

Question 48

Uterine artery embolization is used to treat

A) vesicovaginal fistula
B) fibroids of the uterus
C) cancer of the uterus
D) abnormal uterine bleeding

Question 49

Sterilization is accomplished by a procedure called

A) dilation and curettage
B) cervicectomy
C) tubal ligation
D) uterine artery embolization

Question 50

The term that means white discharge (from the vagina) is

A) oligomenorrhea
B) menorrhagia
C) leukorrhea
D) dysmenorrhea

Question 51

The term that means a visual examination of the vagina (and cervix) is

A) culdoscopy
B) colposcopy
C) pelviscopy
D) hysteroscopy

Question 52

Surgical removal of the cone-shaped area of the cervix is called

A) endometrial ablation
B) dilation and curettage
C) conization
D) myomectomy

Question 53

Mastalgia is defined as

A) white discharge
B) pain in the breast
C) heavy menstrual flow
D) pain in the vagina

Question 54

The abbreviation for the medical term meaning inflammation of the female pelvic organs is

A) PID
B) LAVH
C) GYN
D) SHG

Question 55

TVS is the abbreviation for

A) total vaginal hysterectomy
B) transvaginal hysterectomy
C) total vaginal hymenectomy
D) transvaginal sonography

Question 56

Stereotactic breast biopsy is a technique that combines computer-assisted biopsy and

A) lumpectomy
B) radical mastectomy
C) mammography
D) simple mastectomy

Question 57

The term dyspareunia means difficult or painful

A) intercourse
B) menstruation
C) contraception
D) menopause

Question 58

The term that means sagging breasts is

A) mastalgia
B) reduction mammoplasty
C) mastodynia
D) mastoptosis

Question 59

The abbreviation for the term that means severe illness that might affect menstruating women using tampons is

A) PID
B) TSS
C) HRT
D) IUD

Question 60

Which of the following means abnormal passageway between two organs?

A) menopause
B) fistula
C) speculum
D) dyspareunia

Question 61

Because a cancerous lesion was revealed in a biopsy, the physician scheduled the surgical removal of the breast or a(n)

A) mammoplasty
B) mastectomy
C) oophorectomy
D) colporrhaphy

Question 67

The patient had all of the symptoms of being pregnant including absence of menstrual flow or

A) dysmenorrhea
B) amenorrhea
C) menorrhagia
D) oligomenorrhea

Question 68

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) hymen
B) ovaries
C) fimbria
D) vagina
E) uterine tube
F) areola
G) cervix
H) fundus
I) perimetrium
J) endometrium

1.rounded upper portion of the uterus
2.passageway for the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus
3.outer layer of uterus
4.pigmented area around the breast nipple
5.fold of membrane found near the opening of the vagina
6.inner layer of the uterus
7.connects the uterus to the outside of the body
8.egg cells are formed and stored here
9.narrow lower portion of the uterus
10.fingerlike projection at the free end of the uterine tube

Question 69

The patient is scheduled in surgery for an excision of the uterine tube or a(n)

A) hysterectomy
B) cervicectomy
C) oophorectomy
D) salpingectomy

Question 70

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) gynec/o
B) metr/o
C) peri-
D) -atresia
E) men/o
F) mast/o
G) episi/o
H) arche/o
I) -salpinx
J) colp/o

11.breast
12.first, beginning
13.uterine tube
14.woman
15.vagina
16.surrounding (outer)
17.absence of a normal body opening
18.vulva
19.menstruation
20.uterus

Question 71

The patient was advised to conduct regular breast self-examinations and keep up with annual mammograms after the diagnosis of a disorder characterized by benign cysts in the breast or

A) fibrocystic breast condition
B) hydrosalpinx
C) mastitis
D) breast cancer

Question 72

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) menorrhagia
B) endometriosis
C) mastopexy
D) mammoplasty
E) conization
F) colposcope
G) hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
H) mastalgia
I) fistula
J) menopause

21.excision of the uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries
22.cessation of menstruation
23.abnormal passageway between two organs
24.performed to lift sagging breast tissue
25.pain in the breast
26.rapid flow of blood at menstruation
27.treatment for noninvasive cervical cancer
28.surgical repair of the breast
29.instrument used for visual examination of the vagina (and cervix)
30.abnormal condition of tissue growing outside of the uterus

Question 73

After a difficult delivery, the woman had a surgical repair of the vulva or a(n)

A) colporrhaphy
B) episiorrhaphy
C) perineorrhaphy
D) vulvectomy

Question 74

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) episiorrhaphy
B) mastoptosis
C) dyspareunia
D) adenomyosis
E) dilation and curettage
F) culdocentesis
G) colpoplasty
H) salpingostomy
I) Pap smear
J) gynopathic

31.creation of an artificial opening in a uterine tube
32.surgical repair of the vagina
33.surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the rectouterine pouch
34.difficult or painful intercourse
35.cytological study of cervical and vaginal secretions
36.growth of endometrium into the muscular portion of the uterus
37.suturing of (a tear in) the vulva
38.surgical procedure to widen the cervix and scrape the endometrium
39.pertaining to diseases of women
40.sagging breast

Question 75

The physician requested an instrument to open the vagina for visual examination called a

A) hysteroscope
B) speculum
C) colposcope
D) fistula

Question 76

Match each item with the correct description below.

A) TSS
B) GYN
C) UAE
D) D&C
E) FCC
F) Cx
G) HRT
H) TVH
I) BC
J) PID

41.hormone replacement therapy
42.cervix
43.fibrocystic breast condition
44.pelvic inflammatory disease
45.toxic shock syndrome
46.birth control
47.uterine artery embolization
48.dilation and curettage
49.gynecology
50.total vaginal hysterectomy

Question 77

To correct the patient's prolonged bleeding, the physician scheduled a surgery that involves widening of the cervix and scraping of the endometrial lining of the uterus or a(n)

A) A&P repair
B) conization
C) dilation and curettage
D) cervicectomy