Chapter 5 & 6 - Urinary and Reproductive Systems

Question 1

Dilation and curettage

Answer 1

Surgical procedure to widen the cervix and scape the endometrium with an instrument called a curette

Question 2

Obstetrics

Answer 2

Brach of medicine that deals with the management of pregnancy, labor, and post-partum period.

Question 3

Pap test

Answer 3

lab test involving cytological study of cervical and vaginal secretions used to determine the presence of abnormal or cancerous cells

Question 4

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Answer 4

inflammation of some or all of the female reproductive organs

Question 5

uterine fybroid

Answer 5

benign tumor of the uterine muscle

Question 6

uterovaginal prolapse

Answer 6

downward dispalcement of the uterus into the vagina

Question 7

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 7

nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland

Question 8

digital rectal examiniation

Answer 8

physical examination in which the HCP inserts a gloved finger into the rectum and palpates the size and shape of the prostate gland through the rectal wall

Question 9

erectile dysfunction

Answer 9

inability of the male to attain or maintain an erection suffient to perform sexual intercourse

Question 10

Prostate-specific antigen assay

Answer 10

blood test that measures the level of prostate specific antigen, a protein produced by the prostate gland

Question 11

transurethral resection of the prostate gland

Answer 11

surgical removal of pieces of the prostate gland tissue by using an instrument inserted through the urethra

Question 12

dialysis

Answer 12

procedure for removing toxic waste from the blood because the kidneys are unable to do so

Question 13

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

Answer 13

noninvasive surgical procedure used to crush stones in the kidney or ureter by administration of repeated shock waves