Reproductive System

Question 1

_________ a normal process occuring in an abnormal location

Answer 1

ectopic

Question 2

_______ ________, a pregnancy occuring outside the uterus

Answer 2

ectopic pregnancy

Question 3

about 95% of ectopic pregnancies occur in the _________ _______

Answer 3

fallopian tubes

Question 4

if the fertilized egg can quickly attach itself to the ________ ________ wall, the pregnancy will proceed

Answer 4

blood vessel

Question 5

T/F during an ectopic pregnancy, the tube will rupture when the fetus is 6-9 weeks

Answer 5

true

Question 6

given that the tube wall is highly __________, there is a serious risk of potentially life-threatening hemorrhage

Answer 6

vascular q

Question 7

a ruptured ectopic pregnancy is a ________ _________

Answer 7

medical emergecy

Question 8

the following are S/S of __________ _________

• acute onset of intense sharp pain in the lower abdominal quadrant
• abdominal distension
• S/S of shock, progressing quickly
• possible vaginal bleeding but it is not a reliable indicator

Answer 8

tube rupture

Question 9

________ _________ disease; the term used to describe disseminated infection in the pelvic abdominal cavity

Answer 9

pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

Question 10

T/F a pelvic inflammatory disease infection is typically fungal, occasionally bacterial

Answer 10

false, typically bacterial - occasionally fungal

Question 11

PID is normally associated with the “female” reproductive tract as it is the _______ ________ for the infecting organism

Answer 11

entry point

Question 12

T/F PID can occur in either sex

Answer 12

true

Question 13

the following are common causes for ________ ___________ disease

• from IUDs
• complication of child birth
• miscarriage
• abortion
  -gonorrhea

Answer 13

pelvic inflammatory disease