CH 45 - Pathology of the Adnexa COPY

Question 1

benign invasive growth of the endometrium into the muscular layer of the uterus

Answer 1

Adenomyosis

Question 2

an organism that causes a great variety of diseases, including genital infections in men and women

Answer 2

Chlamydia trachomatis

Question 3

localized tumor of endometriosis most frequently found in the ovary, cul-de-sac, rectovaginal septum, and peritoneal surface of the posterior wall of the uterus

Answer 3

endometrioma

Question 4

a condition that occurs when functioning endometrial tissue invades sites outside the uterus

Answer 4

endometriosis

Question 5

infection within the endometrium of the uterus

Answer 5

endometritis

Question 6

fluid within the fallopian tube

Answer 6

hydrosalpinx

Question 7

infection within the myometrium of the uterus

Answer 7

myometritis

Question 8

infection within the ovary

Answer 8

oophoritis

Question 9

infection within the uterine serosa and broad ligaments

Answer 9

parametritis

Question 10

all-inclusive term for all pelvic infections (endometritis, salpingitis, hydrosalpinx, pyosalpinx, and tubo-ovarian abscess)

Answer 10

pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Question 11

enlarged ovaries with multiple cysts and indistinct margins

Answer 11

periovarian inflammation

Question 12

retained pus within the inflamed fallopian tube

Answer 12

pyosalpinx

Question 13

infection within the fallopian tubes

Answer 13

salpingitis

Question 14

infection that involves the fallopian tube and the ovary

Answer 14

tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA)

Question 15

fusion of the inflamed dilated tube and ovary

Answer 15

tubo-ovarian complex