Chapter 12: Diseases and Conditions of the Reproductive System: Overview

Question 1

produce germ cells and hormones

Answer 1

gonads (testes and ovaries)

Question 2

functions to transport sperm cells to the female for fertilization of the ovum

Answer 2

male reproductive system

Question 3

produce sperm and the hormones necessary for the development and maintenance of the secondary sex characteristics

Answer 3

testes

Question 4

nourishes and enables the development of the fertilized ovum.

Answer 4

female reproductive system

Question 5

contain the woman’s lifetime supply of eggs. produce and release the egg and the hormones necessary for the development of secondary sex characteristics and for maintenance of a pregnancy

Answer 5

ovaries

Question 6

two milk-producing glands

Answer 6

breasts

Question 7

after the egg has been fertilized by the sperm it is called

Answer 7

zygote

Question 8

provides a mechanism for the exchange of nourishment and waste products between the mother and the developing fetus

Answer 8

placenta

Question 9

what are some risk factors for sexual transmitted diseases

Answer 9

hemophilia 
sex with many people 
exposure with skin-to-skin contact in the presence of any open lesion 
men having sex with men 
etc.

Question 10

most common contagious diseases in the United States; remain a public health problem

Answer 10

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (venereal diseases)

Question 11

what gland is the most affected gland in diseases of the male reprodutive system

Answer 11

prostate

Question 12

what are the two ways female reproductive organs are affected by disease

Answer 12

microorganism can invade the pelvis or vagina causing infection
tumors either benign or malignant may occur anywhere in the reproductive tract

Question 13

menstrual pain is called

Answer 13

dysmenorrhea

Question 14

absence of menstruation

Answer 14

amenorrhea

Question 15

scanty menstruation

Answer 15

oligomenorrhea

Question 16

bleeding between menses

Answer 16

metrorrhagia

Question 17

heavy or prolonged menstrual flow

Answer 17

menorrhagia

Question 18

pain during sexual intercourse

Answer 18

dyspareunia

Question 19

term applied to unilateral pain occurring in the region of an ovary during ovulation, usually midway through the menstrual cycle

Answer 19

Mittelschmerz

Question 20

small amount of amniotic fluid is extracted for laboratory analysis

Answer 20

amniocentesis

Question 21

a biopsy procedure to excise placental tissue for laboratory analysis

Answer 21

Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)

Question 22

noninvasive realtime, 3D fetal imaging

Answer 22

Doppler Sonography

Question 23

technique in which high-frequency intermittent sound waves are reflected off tissue and read by scanners

Answer 23

Ultrasonography

Question 24

how do fetuses present for birth naturally

Answer 24

Left occiput anterior (cephalic or vertex) position

Question 25

4 abnormal forms of presentation are

Answer 25

footling breech
breech
brow (cephalic)
transverse lie

Question 26

when the baby is presented feet first

Answer 26

Footling breech position

Question 27

when the baby is presented buttocks first

Answer 27

frank breech (buttocks) positon

Question 28

when the baby is across the uterus horizontally

Answer 28

transverse lie positon

Question 29

when the baby is cephalic-ly presented but complications occur in that position

Answer 29

brow or chin cephalic position

Question 30

share the same amniotic sac and placenta

Answer 30

identical twins

Question 31

have their own amniotic sac and own placenta

Answer 31

fraternal twins