breast and genitourinary terminology

Question 1

regional lymphatics of the breast

Answer 1

pectoral (anterior axillary), subscapular (posterior axillary), central, and lateral (axillary)

Question 2

lactiferous lobes and lobules

Answer 2

produces milk and empties into lactiferous ducts

Question 3

tail of spence

Answer 3

cone-shaped breast tissue that projects into the axilla

Question 4

perineal area

Answer 4

the vaginal area

Question 5

vulva

Answer 5

external genitalia

Question 6

symphysis pubis

Answer 6

joint connecting the left and right pelvic bone

Question 7

ruggae

Answer 7

transverse fold in the vagina that enable it to widen during childbirth

Question 8

stress incontinence

Answer 8

an involuntary movement causes you to leak urine

Question 9

urge incontinence

Answer 9

strong urge to pee; you eventually lose a bit of urine

Question 10

functional incontinence

Answer 10

something is physically blocking you from getting to the toilet or you can’t get there on your own

Question 11

benign prostate hypertrophy

Answer 11

enlarged prostate pushes against urethra and bladder obstructing urine flow

Question 12

hematuria

Answer 12

blood in urine

Question 13

sediment

Answer 13

sign of infection

Question 14

dyspareunia

Answer 14

genital pain experienced before, during, or after sexual intercourse

Question 15

amenorrhea

Answer 15

absence of menstruation

Question 16

dysmenorrhea

Answer 16

menstruation cramps

Question 17

menarche

Answer 17

first occurrence of menstruation

Question 18

thelarche

Answer 18

start of breast growth

Question 19

circumcision

Answer 19

procedure that removes the foreskin from the penis

Question 20

inguinal hernia

Answer 20

when tissue protrudes through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles

Question 21

tanner staging

Answer 21

an objective classification system that providers use to document and track the development and sequence of secondary sex characteristics of children during puberty

Question 22

hypospadias

Answer 22

a birth defect in boys in which the opening of the urethra is not located at the tip of the penis

Question 23

epispadias

Answer 23

urethra does not develop into a full tube and the urine exits the body from an abnormal location

Question 24

cryptorchidism

Answer 24

when one or both testes fail to descend from abdomen into scrotum

Question 25

orchitis

Answer 25

inflammation of the testicle unilaterally or bilaterally usually caused by viruses and bacteria

Question 26

testicular torsion

Answer 26

occurs when a testicle rotates, twisting the spermatic cord that brings blood to the scrotum

Question 27

ovarian torsion

Answer 27

occurs when the ovary, and sometimes the fallopian tube, twist on the tissues that support them

Question 28

epididymitis

Answer 28

where a tube (the epididymis) at the back of the testicles becomes swollen and painful

Question 29

hydrocele

Answer 29

a type of swelling in the scrotum, the pouch of skin that holds the testicles

Question 30

variocele

Answer 30

an enlargement of the veins within the loose bag of skin that holds the testicles (scrotum)

Question 31

phimosis

Answer 31

a condition of the male foreskin where the skin is tight and unable to retract back behind the head of the penis

Question 32

hpv (human papillomavirus)

Answer 32

an infection that causes warts in various parts of the body, depending on the strain

Question 33

hsv type 2

Answer 33

spreads by sexual contact and causes genital herpes

Question 34

gravida

Answer 34

a pregnant woman, often used with a number to indicate the number of pregnancies a woman has had; includes CURRENT pregnancy

Question 35

para

Answer 35

the number of times a patient has given birth to a viable child