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Pathology Of The Reproductive Tract Flashcards

1
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What type of epithelium in labia minors and majora?

A

Stratified squamous

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What does oestrogen do?

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Stimulates maturation of squamous epithelial cells

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3
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Where is glycogen formed?

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Squamous epithelial cells

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4
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Which vaginal anaerobic organisms are present?

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Lactobacillus

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What do lactobacillus do?

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Produce lactic acid keeping vaginal pH below 4.5, glycogen formed by squamous epithelial cells is a substrate

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6
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White areas in picture are?

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Where glycogen is being processed

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Where are the blood vessels?

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Within the stroma, none past bm in epithelium

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Endocervix cells?

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Single layer of tall mucin producing columnar cells, oval nuclei, with clefts protruding into stroma

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9
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How does cervix change in puberty?

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Lips of cervix grow,
Distal end of endocervix opens , endocervical mucosa becomes exposed to acidic vaginal environment and then undergoes metaplasia

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10
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Disease, cancer starts where?

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Transformation zone

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What happens at distal endocervical columnar epithelium?

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Squamous metaplasia by progenitor cells (reserve cells)

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Metaplasia?

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Transformation of cell type from one kind of mature differentiated cells type to another kind of mature differentiated cell type

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13
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Pathological metaplasia?

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Barrett’s oesophagus

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Metaplasia stages?

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Begins thin and delicate (proliferation and incomplete maturation)

Then stronger and well formed such as ectocervix

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What is myometrium made of?

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Bundles of smooth muscle, vasculature and nerves

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16
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During menstrual cycle what changes?

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Endometrium

17
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Endometrium has how many layers in Proliferation phase

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  1. Tubular glands (mitosis)
  2. specialised stroma
  3. blood vessels

This is what breaks down

18
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Endometrial secretory phase?

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Cork screw glands (secretion)
Specialised stroma
Blood vessels

19
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Nomenclature of neoplasms?

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Behaviour: benign or malignant

Histogenesis: according to tissues from which neoplasms arise and what they consist

20
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Benign neoplasms?

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  1. Remains localised and doesn’t invade surrounding tissues
  2. Generally grow slowly
  3. Good resemblance of parent tissue
21
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Leiomyoma?

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Benign neoplasms of smooth muscle of myometrium

22
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Consequences of benign neoplasms?

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  1. Pressure on adjacent tissue
  2. Obstruction of lumen of a hollow organ
  3. Hormone production (erythropoetin produce polycythameia)
  4. Transformation into a malignant neoplasm
  5. Symptoms for the patient
23
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Pressure on adjacent tissue?

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On bladder so increase in frequency, rectosigmoid causing constipation

24
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Obstruction to lumen of hollow organ?

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Ureters and blocking endocervix

25
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Symptoms of benign neoplasms?

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Abnormal uterine bleeding, pain

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Malignant?

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  1. Invade into surrounding tissues
  2. Spread via lymphatics to lymph nodes (regional) and blood vessels to other sites (metastasis)
  3. May grow relatively quickly
  4. Variable resemblance to parent tissue
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How does malignant neoplastic tissue look?

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  1. loss of differentiation
  2. loss of cellular cohesion (separated off)
  3. enlarged irregular dark nuclei
  4. increased numbers of mitoses
28
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Consequences of malignant neoplasms?

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  1. Destruction of adjacent tissue
  2. Metastasis
  3. Blood loss from ulcerated surfaces
  4. Obstruction of a hollow viscera
  5. Production of hormones
  6. Weight loss and debility
29
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Carcinoma?

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Malignant epithelial tumour

30
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Carcinomas of glandular epithelium?

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Adenomacarcinoma

31
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Malignant stromal tumours?

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Sarcomas

32
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What do skenes glands do?

A

Located on either side of urethra and help with urination and cleanliness

33
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Junction between ectocervix and endocervix is called?

A

Squamo-columnar junction

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