medical terminology - ch. 8

Question 1

what is the ovum

Answer 1

female gamete (the egg)

Question 2

what is the medical term for pregnancy

Answer 2

gestation

Question 3

what is the area between the uterus and the rectum

Answer 3

cul-de-sac

Question 4

what is the vulva and its parts?

Answer 4

vulva → external genitalia of the female
parts → (perineum, labia, hymen, clitoris)

Question 5

what are the adnexa uteri?

Answer 5

ovaries and fallopian tubes

Question 6

another name for the ovarian sac

Answer 6

corpus luteum

Question 7

what is hyaline membrane disease in the newborn?

Answer 7

respiratory disorder

Question 8

what is an episiotomy?

Answer 8

incision of the perineum

Question 9

the finger-like ends of the fallopian tubes

Answer 9

fimbriae

Question 10

the specialty concerned with the study and treatment of newborns

Answer 10

neonatology

Question 11

sac containing the egg

Answer 11

ovarian follicle

Question 12

what is FSH and where is it produced?

Answer 12

Follicle Stimulating Hormones: produced by the pituitary gland

Question 13

what is a salpingectomy?

Answer 13

removal of one or both fallopian tubes

Question 14

what is premature separation of the placenta known as?

Answer 14

abrupto placentia

Question 15

how would you describe a woman who has had three miscarriages and two live births?

Answer 15

gravida: 5 para: 2

Question 16

what is a D&C and what can it detect?

Answer 16

dilation and curettage; detects cancers

Question 17

what is gynecomastia?

Answer 17

abnormal development of breast tissue in males

Question 18

what is metrorrhagia?

Answer 18

excessive flow of blood from the uterus between menstrual periods

Question 19

what is dystocia?

Answer 19

difficult labor and delivery

Question 20

the first menstrual period

Answer 20

menarche

Question 21

a patient presents to your office complaining of vaginal discharge, pain in the LLQ and RLQ, dysmenorrhea, and a gonococcal infection. what is a likely diagnosis?

Answer 21

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 22

what is endometriosis?

Answer 22

pieces of the inner lining of the uterus are ectopic

Question 23

what is leukorrhea and what is it associated with?

Answer 23

cervicitis

Question 24

what is luteinizing hormone and which gland secretes it?

Answer 24

pituitary gland that promotes ovulation

Question 25

the muscular tube leading from the uterus

Answer 25

vagina

Question 26

reproductive organs

Answer 26

genitalia

Question 27

scraping of tissue

Answer 27

curettage

Question 28

development of enlarged breasts in a male

Answer 28

gynecomastia

Question 29

the instrument used to visually examine the tube leading from the uterus

Answer 29

colposcope

Question 30

the organ in the pregnant uterus that provides nourishment to the fetus

Answer 30

placenta

Question 31

the monthly discharge of blood from the lining of the uterus

Answer 31

menstruation

Question 32

what is oophoritis

Answer 32

inflammation of an ovary

Question 33

the innermost membrane surrounding the developing embryo

Answer 33

amnion

Question 34

what is a mammary papilla?

Answer 34

nipple of the breast

Question 35

what is progesterone?

Answer 35

hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and the placenta

Question 36

what is estrogen?

Answer 36

hormone produced by the ovaries

Question 37

what does dilation mean?

Answer 37

widening of the cervix

Question 38

what does the term carcinoma in situ mean?

Answer 38

cancerous cells that have not spread beyond the point where they first formed

Question 39

what is cervicitis?

Answer 39

inflammation of the cervix

Question 40

what is the areola?

Answer 40

dark-pigmented area around the nipple