Chapter 50 Assessment and management of patients with female physiologic processes

Question 1

Adnexa

Answer 1

The fallopian tubes and ovaries

Question 2

Amenorrhea

Answer 2

Absence of menstrual flow

Question 3

Cervix

Answer 3

Bottom (Inferior ) Part of the uterus that is located in the vagina 

Question 4

Corpus luteum

Answer 4

Site within a follicle that changes ovulation

Question 5

Cystocele

Answer 5

A bulge caused by the bladder protruding into the vagina 

Question 6

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 6

Painful menstruation 

Question 7

Dyspareunia

Answer 7

Difficult or painful, penile vaginal intercourse

Question 8

Endometrial ablation

Answer 8

Procedure performed through a hysteroscope in which the lining of the uterus is burned away or ablated to treat, abnormal uterine bleeding

Question 9

Endometrium

Answer 9

Mucous membrane lining of the uterus

Question 10

Estrogens

Answer 10

Several hormones produced in the ovaries that develop and maintain the female reproductive system

Question 11

Follicle-stimulating hormone, FSH

Answer 11

Hormone released by the pituitary gland to stimulate estrogen, production, and ovulation

Question 12

Fornix

Answer 12

Upper part of the vagina

Question 13

Fundus

Answer 13

The rounded upper portion of the uterus

Question 14

Graafian follicle

Answer 14

Cystic structure that develops on the ovary as ovulation begins

Question 15

Hymen

Answer 15

Tissue that covers the vaginal opening, partially or completely before vaginal penetration

Question 16

Hysteroscopy

Answer 16

An endoscopic procedure performed using a long telescope like instrument Inserted through the cervix to diagnose uterine problems 

Question 17

Introitus

Answer 17

Perineal opening to the vagina 

Question 18

Luteinizing hormone, LH

Answer 18

Hormone released by the pituitary gland that stimulates progesterone production

Question 19

Luteal phase

Answer 19

Stage in the menstrual cycle, in which the endometrium becomes thicker and more vascular

Question 20

Menarche

Answer 20

Beginning of menstrual function

Question 21

Menopause

Answer 21

Permanent cessation of menstruation resulting from the loss of ovarian follicular activity

Question 22

Menstruation

Answer 22

Sloughing and discharge of the lining of the uterus, if conception does not take place

Question 23

Ovaries

Answer 23

Almond shaped reproductive organs that produce eggs at ovulation , and play a major role in hormone production

Question 24

Ovulation

Answer 24

Discharge of a mature ovum from the ovary

Question 25

Perimenopause

Answer 25

The period around menopause

Question 26

Progesterone

Answer 26

Hormone produced by the corpus, Luteum that prepares the uterus for receiving the fertilized ovum

Question 27

Proliferative phase

Answer 27

Stage in the menstrual cycle before ovulation when the endometrium increases

Question 28

Rectocele 

Answer 28

Bulging of the rectum into the vagina

Question 29

Secretory phase

Answer 29

Stage of the menstrual cycle in which the endometrium becomes thickened, becomes more vascular, and ovulation occurs

Question 30

Uterine prolapse

Answer 30

The cervix and uterus descend into the lower vagina