Chapter 17

Question 1

VERSI/O

Answer 1

Tilting, turning or tipping.

Question 2

If breast cancer is left untreated, it may metastasize.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The placenta is made up of the amnion and chorion

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Menstruation is best defined as

Answer 4

When the thickened lining of the uterus is sloughed off when there is no implantation

Question 5

The area from the vulva to the anus is called

Answer 5

Perineum

Question 6

Milk is stored in what part of the mammary glands?

Answer 6

Lactiferous sinuses

Question 7

Which of the following terms is used to define when the menstrual cycle begins for the first time?

Answer 7

Menarche

Question 8

In which of the following periods does the egg travel to the uterine tubes?

Answer 8

Ovulatory period

Question 9

Colporrhaphy means

Answer 9

Suture of the vagina

Question 10

Which of the following may be performed to assist in the delivery of the fetus?

Answer 10

Episiotomy

Question 11

Which of the following will assist a newborn to grow and be healthy?

Answer 11

Lactogenesis

Question 12

A patient states she gets her menstrual cycle approximately every 4 weeks, but that she bleeds heavily for 5 to 8 days before it stops. Which of the following terms is best used to describe this problem?

Answer 12

Menorrhagia

Question 13

Which of the following are STDs

Answer 13

Both AIDS and chlamydia

Question 14

A surgical puncture to withdraw or aspirate fluid from the amniotic sac for analysis is called

Answer 14

Amniocentesis

Question 15

Another name for a fertilized egg during the first couple of weeks is

Answer 15

Zygote