practice quiz 3- female repro Flashcards

1
Q

female external genitalia

A

vulva

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2
Q

opening

A

meatus

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3
Q

a whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina

A

leukorrhea

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4
Q

bad, painful, or difficult

A

dys

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5
Q

painful menstruation

A

dysmenorrhea

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6
Q

painful intercourse

A

dyspareunia

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7
Q

a protrusion of the urinary bladder into the anterior wall of the vagina

A

cystocele (cysto can mean urinary bladder or cyst)

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8
Q

the uterus and the cervix protrude through the vaginal orifice

A

third degree uterine prolapse

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9
Q

the cervix lies at the opening to the vagina and the body of the uterus is in the vagina

A

second degree uterine prolapse

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10
Q

the cervix drops into the vagina

A

first degree uterine prolapse

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11
Q

the absence of menstruation

A

amenorrhea

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12
Q

short menstrual cycles of less than 3 weeks

A

polymenorrhea

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13
Q

bleeding between cycles

A

metrorrhagia

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14
Q

the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus

A

endometriosis

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15
Q

the first occurrence of menstruation

A

menarche

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16
Q

the protrusion of the rectum into the posterior wall of the vagina

A

rectocele

17
Q

the connective tissue that is immediately lateral to the uterine cervix

A

parametrium

18
Q

the opening of the cervix at the vaginal end

A

cervical os

19
Q

the neck of the uterus

A

cervix

20
Q

female gonads

A

ovaries

21
Q

the pigmented area surrounding the nipple of the breast

A

areola

22
Q

before and after menopause, the pH of the vagina is around __, whereas during the reproductive years, it is around __.

A

7, 4 or 5

23
Q

a pH balance of 7 is __

A

neutral

24
Q

a pH balance of 4 or 5 is __

A

acidic

25
Q

the endocervical canal is lined with

A

columnar epithelial cells

26
Q

the vagina and cervical os is lined with

A

squamous cell epithelial cells

27
Q

what is the most common site of cervical cancer

A

transformation zone or squamocolumnar junction

28
Q

the outer layer of the uterus

A

perimetrium

29
Q

the middle layer of the uterus

A

myometrium

30
Q

the inner layer of the uterus

A

endometrium

31
Q

the ovum is usually fertilized by a sperm at this location

A

fallopian tube

32
Q

the average menstrual cycle is

A

28 days

33
Q

in preparation for the uterus to receive a fertilized egg, estrogen and progesterone levels ___. if the egg is not fertilized, estrogen and progesterone levels ___.

A

increase, decrease