module 8 repro FEMALE

Question 1

occurs when too little amniotic fluid is present

Answer 1

OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS

Question 2

occurs with an excess of amniotic fluid

Answer 2

POLYHYDRAMNIOS

Question 3

• refers to the development of an embryo outside the uterine cavity and occurs in approximately 1% of all pregnancies
• common signs/symptoms are the same as early pregnancy, but distention of the tube causes abdominal pain and tenderness
• the most common site for an ectopic pregnancy is the uterine tube, but it may also occur in the ovary, cervix or abdominal cavity
• common in females who have had pelvic inflammatory disease and/or have a partial obstruction of the uterine tube

Answer 3

ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

Question 4

• a condition in which the placenta develops in the lower half of the uterus and encroaches on and partially or completely covers the internal cervical os

Answer 4

PLACENTA PREVIA

Question 5

a normally implanted placenta that prematurely separate from the uterus

Answer 5

ABRUPTIO PLACENTA

Question 6

• a condition in which the placenta extends into the myometrium, causing an unduly firm attachment that bleeds at delivery because it will not separate normally
• in rare cases, failure of the placenta to separate after birth results in the need for an immediate hysterectomy

Answer 6

PLACENTAL PERCRETA

Question 7

• Refers to an abnormal conception in which usually no fetus is present
• The uterus is filled with cystically dilated chorionic villi that resemble a bunch of grapes, known as trophoblastic tissue

Answer 7

HYDATIDIFORM MOLE