Quiz 7 - Special Senses / Reproductive Disorders

Question 1

A 20-year-old female presents with pelvic and back pain severe enough to miss work. She reports that the pain occurs with the onset of menses. Physical examination fails to find pelvic pathology. The most likely cause of her condition is:

a. lack of oestrogen.
b. stress.
c. elevated prostaglandins.
d. poor nutrition.

Answer 1

c. elevated prostaglandins.

Question 2

An important risk factor in the development of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is:

a. recurrent prostatitis.
b. a diet high in fat.
c. cigarette smoking.
d. increased age.

Answer 2

d. increased age.

Question 3

The following auditory dysfunctions are classified as sensorineural hearing disorders except:

a. ototoxicity.
b. noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).
c. presbycusis.
d. otitis media.

Answer 3

d. otitis media.

Question 4

Hyperopia is a condition in which:

a. the individual can see near objects clearly.
b. can be corrected with a convex lens.
c. can be corrected with a concave lens.
d. an image is formed in front of the retina.

Answer 4

b. can be corrected with a convex lens.

Question 5

A 28-year-old female has been diagnosed with oligomenorrhoea. This means the length of her menstrual cycle is likely to be:

a. of shorter duration than normal.
b. approximately 28 days in duration.
c. of longer duration than normal.
d. absent – this condition describes a lack of menstruation.

Answer 5

it’s not a. of shorter duration than normal.

Try d.

Question 6

Adenomyosis is a condition associated with:

a. functional ectopic endometrial tissue present within the myometrium.
b. hyperplastic growth of the endometrium.
c. the presence of benign ovarian cysts.
d. the presence of endometrial polys.

Answer 6

a. functional ectopic endometrial tissue present within the myometrium.

Question 7

The term ‘primary dysmenorrhoea’ describes:

a. pain experienced at the time of ovulation
b. lack of menstural bleeding.
c. irregular menstrual cycles.
d. severe pain experienced during menstruation.

Answer 7

d. severe pain experienced during menstruation.

Question 8

A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with ‘otitis externa’. Which of the following is most likely to be inflamed?

a. inner ear
b. middle ear
c. outer ear
d. cochlear

Answer 8

c. outer ear

Question 9

Cryptorchidism can be defined as:

a. a normal developmental state of the testes.
b. an abnormal state in which the testes are overdeveloped.
c. lack of a scrotum.
d. problems with testicular descent.

Answer 9

d. problems with testicular descent.

Question 10

The risk of testicular cancer is greater for men with a history of:

a. priapism.
b. phimosis.
c. cryptorchidism.
d. paraphimosis.

Answer 10

c. cryptorchidism.

Question 11

Myopia is a condition in which:

a. the individual can see distant objects clearly.
b. can be corrected with a convex lens.
c. can be corrected with a concave lens.
d. an image is formed behind the retina.

Answer 11

c. can be corrected with a concave lens.

Question 12

Severe pain during menstruation caused by physical abnormality of pathology is termed:

a. primary amenorrhoea.
b. secondary amenorrhoea.
c. primary dysmenorrhoea.
d. secondary dysmenorrhoea.

Answer 12

d. secondary dysmenorrhoea.

Question 13

An 18-year-old female is diagnosed with dysmenorrhoea. Which of the following symptoms will she most likely experience?

a. absence of menstruation
b. painful menstruation
c. unusually long menstrual period
d. menstrual irregularity

Answer 13

b. painful menstruation

Question 14

Menopause is associated with the following except:

a. oestrogen deficiency.
b. hot flushes, mood changes and palpitations in the short term.
c. normal menstrual cycle.
d. increased risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease in the long term.

Answer 14

c. normal menstrual cycle.

Question 15

Upon examination of a male infant, it is determined that the urethral meatus is located on the dorsal surface of the penis. This condition is called:

a. hypospadias.
b. epispadias.
c. hydroureter.
d. nidus.

Answer 15

b. epispadias.

Question 16

Upon examination of a male infant, it is determined that the urethral meatus is located on the ventral surface of the penis. This condition is called:

a. hypospadias.
b. epispadias.
c. hydroureter.
d. nidus.

Answer 16

a. hypospadias.

Question 17

The following auditory dysfunctions are classified as conductive hearing disorders except:

a. impacted cerumen.
b. Eustachian tube obstruction.
c. presbycusis.
d. otitis media.

Answer 17

c. presbycusis.

Question 18

The most common form of sensorineural hearing loss in older people is:

a. conductive hearing loss.
b. acute otitis media.
c. presbycusis.
d. Ménière’s disease.

Answer 18

c. presbycusis.

Question 19

Presbyopia is associated with all of the following except:

a. deterioration in accommodation.
b. loss of lens flexibility.
c. progressive loss of central vision.
d. deterioration in vision acuity.

Answer 19

c. progressive loss of central vision.

Question 20

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD):

a. has a higher incidence in hypotensive individuals.
b. occurs in individuals younger than 60 years of age.
c. exhibits retinal detachment and loss of photoreceptors.
d.
exhibits loss of accommodation.

Answer 20

c. exhibits retinal detachment and loss of photoreceptors.

Question 21

Which part of the auditory system is most sensitive to chronic, repeated exposure to loud sounds?

a. hairs in the cochlea
b. auditory nerve
c. tympanic membrane
d. stapes

Answer 21

a. hairs in the cochlea

Question 22

Premenstrual syndrome symptoms correspond to which phase of the ovarian cycle?

a. the ovarian phase
b. the luteal phase.
c. both the ovarian and luteal phase.
d. the uterine cycle.

Answer 22

b. the luteal phase.

Question 23

A 25-year-old female presents with amenorrhoea and hirsutism. She is diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. Lab testing will most likely reveal:

a. oestrogen deficit.
b. genetic cancerous mutations.
c. cortisol excess.
d. hyperinsulinaemia.

Answer 23

d. hyperinsulinaemia.

Question 24

Which of the following statements about oestrogen is FALSE?

a. Oestrogen has a cardiovascular sparing effect.
b. Oestrogen induces the synthesis of progesterone receptors in uterine tissue.
c. Oestrogen decreases osteoblastic activity of bone.
d. Oestrogen increases coagulability of blood.

Answer 24

not b. Oestrogen induces the synthesis of progesterone receptors in uterine tissue.
Not d.
Try a

Question 25

In a hyperopic eye:

a. the length of the eye ball is long.
b. light is brought into focus behind the retina.
c. light is brought into focus in front of the retina.
d. the individual can see close objects clearly.

Answer 25

b. light is brought into focus behind the retina.

Question 26

A ‘cataract’ is an opacification of which of the following eye structures?

a. vitreous fluid
b. lens
c. pupil
d. retina

Answer 26

b. lens

Question 27

A middle-aged male speaks to his doctor about benign prostatic hypertrophy. He reveals that his father was recently diagnosed with this condition, and he wants to know if he could have it. The doctor tells him that a common complaint from men with mild-to-moderate benign prostatic hypertrophy is:

a. decreased urinary stream.
b. infertility.
c. sexual dysfunction.
d. protatodynia.

Answer 27

a. decreased urinary stream.

Question 28

An individual can temporarily experience a _______________ hearing loss by putting their fingers in their ears.

a. conductive
b. sensorineural
c. mixed
d. none of the above

Answer 28

a. conductive

Question 29

A 30-year-old male presents with penile tenderness and discharge. Physical examination reveals that his foreskin cannot be retracted over the glans penis. He is suffering from:

a. paraphimosis.
b. phimosis.
c. pre-phimosis.
d. priapism.

Answer 29

b. phimosis.

Question 30

In benign prostatic hyperplasia, enlargement of the prostate is likely to cause:

a. obstruction of the urethra.
b. inflammation of the testis.
c. paraphimosis.
d. abnormal dilation of a vein within the spermatic cord.

Answer 30

a. obstruction of the urethra.

Question 31

In a myopic eye:

a. the length of the eye ball is short.
b. light is brought into focuses behind the retina.
c. light is brought into focus in front of the retina.
d. the individual can see distant objects clearly.

Answer 31

c. light is brought into focus in front of the retina.

Question 32

A patient presents with painful red eye, decreased visual acuity, raised intraocular pressure and shallow anterior chamber. The likely diagnosis is:

a. cataract.
b. open (wide) angle glaucoma.c.
retinal detachment.
d. closed (narrow) angle glaucoma.

Answer 32

d. closed (narrow) angle glaucoma.

Question 33

A 25-year-old female is diagnosed with metrorrhagia due to presence of uterine polyps. Which of the following symptoms will she most likely experience?

a. absence of menstruation
b. bleeding between menstrual periods
c. unusually long menstrual period
d. infrequent menstruation

Answer 33

b. bleeding between menstrual periods

Question 34

_______________ medications are drugs that damage the ear.

a. audotoxic
b. anoxic
c. ototoxic
d. auraloxic

Answer 34

c. ototoxic

Question 35

A 50-year-old patient with diabetes experiences visual disturbances and decides to visit his optometrist. After examination, the optometrist tells the patient that the receptor cells in his eyes that allow him to see have degenerated. Which of the following structures is most likely damaged?

a. lens
b. pupil
c. cornea
d. retina

Answer 35

d. retina

Question 36

Prostate cancer:

a. has no known association with diet.
b. usually occurs before age 50.
c. is a rare type of cancer in men.
d. may cause no symptoms until it is far advanced.

Answer 36

d. may cause no symptoms until it is far advanced.

Question 37

Secondary amenorrhea is:

a. failure to begin menstruation by age 20.
b. menarche failure.
c. increased myometrial vasculature constriction.
d. the absence of menstruation following menarche.

Answer 37

d. the absence of menstruation following menarche.

Question 38

A 30-year-old female with newly diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome is being counselled by her gynaecologist. The doctor indicates that this condition often results in:

a. ovarian cancer.
b. infertility.
c. early menopause.
d. pelvic inflammatory disease.

Answer 38

b. infertility.

Question 39

Symptoms of cataract include the following except:

a. halos.
b. sensitivity to bright light.
c. foggy vision.
d. sudden loss of vision.

Answer 39

d. sudden loss of vision.

Question 40

Endometriosis:

a. has the ectopic endometrium responding to hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle.
b. occurs primarily in the pleural cavity.
c. causes hyper-fertility in most women having the disorder.
d. does not reoccur after treatment.

Answer 40

a. has the ectopic endometrium responding to hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle.