Chapter 8 - The Gynecologic Examination

Question 1

Abortion

Answer 1

The termination of the pregnancy before the fetus reaches the age of viability (2 weeks)

Question 2

Adnexal

Answer 2

Adjacent

Question 3

Amenorrhea

Answer 3

The absence or cessation of the menstrual period. Occurs, during pregnancy, and after menopause

Question 4

Atypical

Answer 4

Deviation from the normal

Question 5

Braxton Hicks Contractions

Answer 5

Intermittent and irregular painless uterine contractions that occur during pregnancy. They occur more frequently toward the end of pregnancy and are sometimes mistaken for labor

Question 6

Cervix

Answer 6

The lower narrow end of the uterus that opens into the vagina

Question 7

Colposcopy

Answer 7

Examination of the cervix using a colposcope (a lighted instrument with a magnifying lens)

Question 8

Cytology

Answer 8

The science that deals with the study of cells, including their origin, structure, function, and pathology

Question 9

Dilation (of the cervix)

Answer 9

The stretching of the external os from an opening a few millimeters wide to an opening large enough to allow the passage of an infant (abt 10 cm)

Question 10

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 10

Pain associated with the menstrual period

Question 11

Dyspareunia

Answer 11

Pain in the vagina or pelvis experienced by a women during sexual intercourse

Question 12

Dysplasia

Answer 12

The growth of abnormal cells (a precancerous condition that may or may not develop into cancer)

Question 13

Ectocervix

Answer 13

The part of the cervix that projects into the vagina and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium

Question 14

Effacement

Answer 14

The thinning and shortening of the cervical canal from its normal length of 1 to 2 cm to a structure with paper-thin edges in which there is no canal at all. Occurs late in pregnancy, during labor, or both. (Permits the passage of the infant into the birth canal)

Question 15

Embryo

Answer 15

The child in utero from the time of conception through the first 8 weeks of development

Question 16

Endocervix

Answer 16

The mucous membrane lining the cervical canal

Question 17

Engagement

Answer 17

The entrance of the fetal head or the presenting part into the pelvic inlet

Question 18

Expected date of delivery (EDD)

Answer 18

Projected birth date of the infant

Question 19

External os

Answer 19

The opening of the cervical canal of the uterus into the vagina

Question 20

Fetal heart rate

Answer 20

The number of times per minute the fetal heart beats

Question 21

Fetal heart tones

Answer 21

The sounds of the heartbeat of the fetus heard through the mother’s abdominal wall

Question 22

Fetus

Answer 22

The child in utero from the third month after conception to birth; during the first 2 months of development, it’s called an embryo

Question 23

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