Fallopian Tube Anatomy, Salpingitis, Ectopic Pregnancy, and Fallopian Tube Tumors

Question 1

Name the portions of the fallopian tube from uterus to ovary.

Answer 1

Isthmus, Ampulla, Infundibulum, Fimbriae

Question 2

What is salpingitis? Typical cause?

Answer 2

Inflammation of the fallopian tube; Ascending Infection

Question 3

Typical bugs causing salpingitis?

Answer 3

N. gonorrhoeae, E. coli, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma

Question 4

Type of infiltrate in acute salpingitis? Chronic?

Answer 4

PMNS; Plasma cells and lymphocytes

Question 5

What is pyosalpinx? Hydrosalpinx?

Answer 5

Fallopian tube distended with pus; transudate

Question 6

How can salpingitis affect fertility?

Answer 6

Possibly cause infertility and ectopic pregnancy

Question 7

What is an ectopic pregnancy? Where do most occur?

Answer 7

Implantation of a fertilized ovum outside the endometrium; Distal and middle thirds of the fallopian tube

Question 8

What is a likely severe result of ectopic pregnancy?

Answer 8

Tubal rupture and possibly death due to exsanguination

Question 9

What is the most common primary tumor of the fallopian tube?

Answer 9

Adenomatoid tumor (very rare)