Chapter 7 Key Terms

Question 1

Adenomyosis

Answer 1

benign ingrowth of the endometrium into the uterine musculature

Question 2

Chocolate cysts

Answer 2

cysts that are composed of old endometrial tissue that is found outside of the uterus with endometriosis

Question 3

Corpus luteum

Answer 3

a yellow endocrine body formed in the ovary at the site of a ruptured ovarian follicle

Question 4

Cryptorchidism

Answer 4

failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum

Question 5

Dermoid

Answer 5

teratoma

Question 6

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 6

difficult and painful menstruation

Question 7

Endometriosis

Answer 7

tissue that resembles the endometrial lining of the uterus that is located in abnormal locations within the pelvic cavity

Question 8

Epididymitis

Answer 8

inflammation of the epididymis

Question 9

Fibroadenoma

Answer 9

benign neoplasm commonly found in the breast

Question 10

Gynecomastia

Answer 10

enlargement of the male breast

Question 11

Hydrocele

Answer 11

collection of fluid in the testes or along the spermatic cord

Question 12

Leiomyoma

Answer 12

a benign smooth muscle tumor

Question 13

Menopause

Answer 13

permanent cessation of the menses

Question 14

Menstrual cycle

Answer 14

the period of time in which an egg matures, ruptures from the ovary, enters into the uterus through the fallopian tube, and endometrium of the uterus sloughs off

Question 15

Nulligravida

Answer 15

a woman who has never conceived a child

Question 16

Nullipara

Answer 16

a woman who has never given birth to a child

Question 17

Orchiectomy

Answer 17

Excision of one or both testes

Question 18

Orchiopexy

Answer 18

Fixation of undescended testes in the scrotum

Question 19

Ovulation

Answer 19

Release of mature ova from the ovarian follicle

Question 20

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Answer 20

inflammation of the fallopian tubes (uterine tubes)

Question 21

Polycystic ovarian disease

Answer 21

an endocrine disorder resulting from long-term anovulation, in which the enlarged ovaries contain many follicles that fail to reach maturity and rupture

Question 22

Prostatic calculi

Answer 22

a concentration of calcium formed in the prostate gland

Question 23

Prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 23

benign enlargement of the prostate gland leading to urinary dysfunction

Question 24

Pyosalpinx

Answer 24

accumulation of pus in the fallopian tube

Question 25

Seminomas

Answer 25

malignant neoplasm of the testes

Question 26

Spermatocele

Answer 26

cystic dilation of the epididymis containing spermatozoa

Question 27

Spermatogenesis

Answer 27

the entire process by which spermatogonial stem cells divide and differentiate in sperm

Question 28

Teratoma

Answer 28

a true neoplasm, either benign or malignant, made up of different types of tissue, usually found in an ovary or testes (also called a dermoid)

Question 29

Testicular torsion

Answer 29

the twisting of the testicle upon its cord within the scrotum

Question 30

Tubal ovarian abscess

Answer 30

an abscess formation in the pelvic adnexa region of the ovary and the uterine tubes