Male/Female Genitals

Question 1

Cause of benign prostatic hyperplasia
symptoms

Answer 1

non malignant growth leads to urethral obstruction
slow stream, hesitancy

Question 2

hyperplasia

Answer 2

increased cell production in a normal tissue or organ

Question 3

PSA
what does it do
where is it found
does it increase or decrease with age, why?

Answer 3

prostate specific antigen
decreases viscosity of fluid
seminal plasma (fluid), a portion of it enters the blood
increase, prostate gets bigger

Question 4

Treatment medications for stage 2 BPH
Stage 3
clinical complications
when do the problems start

Answer 4

alpha blockers, anti-muscarinics
balloon dilation
UTI, irritable bowel syndrome, CP
stage 2

Question 5

Follicle

Answer 5

sac in ovary w/ one immature egg

Question 6

Treatment of chronic pancreatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Answer 6

Corticosteroids, pelvic floor therapy

Question 7

The uterus is composed of (2)

Answer 7

myometrium (smooth muscle)
endometrium (epithelial)

Question 8

Follicular phase
how many follicles (eggs) start at the beginning, how many mature completely

Answer 8

longest phase of the menstrual cycle lasting 14 to 21 days
10-20
1

Question 8

In woman, LH stimulates ____ release and ….

Answer 8

LH stimulates steroid release from the ovaries, OVULATION, and the release of progesterone after ovulation by the corpus luteum

Question 9

Corpus luteum secretes

Answer 9

progesterone

Question 10

How long does the luteal phase last

Answer 10

14 days

Question 11

In woman, FSH triggers

Answer 11

the growth of eggs in the ovaries and gets the eggs ready for ovulation

Question 12

Woman’s ovaries make MOST _____ hormones, _____ and ____ also make some hormones

Answer 12

estrogen, adrenal glands and adipose (fat cells)

Question 13

In woman, progesterone …

Answer 13

causes thickening of uterine lining (endometrium)

Question 14

Ovaries/testes and a small amount from _____ ______ produce ______,

Answer 14

adrenal cortex progesterone

Question 14

Normal menstrual cycle occurs at what age
ovulation occurs at day

Answer 14

11-15, for 20-45 days
14

Question 15

abnormal menstrual cycle occurs

Answer 15

longer than 31-35 days apart

Question 16

eumenorrheic

amenorrheic (cause?)

Answer 16

2-3 menses in last 3 months and 5 in the last 6 months (predicable)

0 menses in the last 3 months
natural or secondary menopause (pharm/toxin)

Question 17

Transient ovarian insufficiency is often caused by

Answer 17

pharmacological or toxins (birth control)

Question 18

A fall in ___ causes follicle depletion

during menopause ___ levels drop so you no longer ______

symptoms of menopause
treatment ^
clinical complications

Answer 18

FSH

estrogen, ovulate

hot flashes, insomnia, fatigue

SERM, hormone replacement therapy

CVD, osteoporosis

Question 19

Condition containing enlarged ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges

Answer 19

PCOS

Question 20

a disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus

Answer 20

Endometriosis