Reproductive Systems Flashcards
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……gonads of the male. Composed of structures called ….?
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Testes
Interstitial cells / aka cells of Leydig / , seminiferous tubules / aka sertoli cell /
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Aka cells of Leydig ?
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Interstitial cell
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Aka sertoli cell ?
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Seminiferous tubule
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Which cell produced by the Androgens?
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Interstitial cell
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Androgen production by the
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Regulated by Gonadotropin-releasing hormone GnRH, Luteinizing Hormone LH.
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Seminiferous tubules contain which cells ? What is action of this cells?
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Sustentacular cells perform spermatogenesis /sperm/. Spermatogenesis involves the process of meiosis.
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What is function of the epididymis ?
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To store and protect spermatozoa and stimulates their maturation and mobility.
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Ductus deferens length
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16-18 inch
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Vasectomy
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Cutting and ligating of the ductus deferens, 100% effective birth control
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Sperm can stored in
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Ductus deference in several months
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Sperm pathway
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Seminal vesicles contains
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- Fructose
- Prostaglandins
- Fibrinogen
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Which gland is produced the prostatic fluid ?
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Prostate gland / prostatic fluid has slightly acidic solution 20-30% semen/
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Prostatic fluid has ……… , which may help ……?
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Seminalplasmin-an antibiotic, help prevent UTI in the male
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Bulbourethral glands other name ?
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Aka Cowper’s glands
Produce the thick alkaline mucus secretion, which is used to neutralize any urinary acids in the urethra and lubricate the tip of the penis during intercourse.
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Male urethra has …. Regions ?
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Lump palpated in the breast, could be benign / fibrocystic or fibroadenoma, breast cancer/ ?
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Breast nodule
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Dimpling ?
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Puckering or retraction of skin on the breast, suggest malignancy
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A late sign of breast cancer, thickening and pitting of breast skin / resembles an orange peel / ?
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Peaud’orange
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Nipple retraction
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Nipple inverting
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Benign conditions like fibrocystic breast disease or mastitis
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Breast pain
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More than 2500ml of urine per day ?
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Polyuria
/ diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, diuretic used /
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Blood in urine ?
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Hematuria
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If blood is present at the beginning of the urination, which disorder ?
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Urethral disorder
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If blood is present at the end of urinating or throughout urination, which disorder?
Bladder disorder
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Difficulty with starting a stream of urine when attempting to urinate
Urinary hesitancy
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In women, urinary hesitancy occur with
UTI, obstruction of lower urinary tract, neuromuscular disorder
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In men, urinary hesitancy occur with
Prostatic hypertrophy, prostate cancer, UTI, medications
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Unable to hold urine
Urinary incontinence
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Urinary incontinence
- kidney stones
- tumor, bladder, prostate
- prostatic hypertrophy
- Neurologic disorders / Guillain barre syndrome, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury /
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Pain during urination
Dysuria - signals of lower UTI
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If dysuria occurs before urination, with
Bladder infection
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If dysuria at the end of urination, with
Bladder spasm, urethritis
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If dysuria is present throughout the entire urination, with
Pyelonephritis / combined with flank pain, fever, chills, hematuria /
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Dysmenorrhea
Painful menses
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Amenorrhea
Absence of menses
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Thick, white, lumpy and curd-like, with yeasty sweet odor = ? / vaginal discharge /
Candidiasis
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White or grayish discharge with a fishy odor ? / vaginal discharge /
Bacterial vaginosis
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Yellow, odorless, or acrid vaginal discharge ?
Chlamydia
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Yellow, cloudy, foul smelling discharge ?
Gonorrhea
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White, yellow or green penile discharge?
Gonorrhea
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Clear or cloudy penile discharge ?
Chlamydia
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Cancer lesions on external genitalia
Painless, often ulcerative lesions
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Genital warts
Painless, fresh colored, cauliflower like / caused by human papilloma virus /
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One or more painful, red, blistering lesions ?
Genital herpes
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Painless, hard, round, firm nodule which eventually erodes to an ulcer ?
Syphilis
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Bluish discoloration of the cervix, vagina and vulva, caused by venous congestion, is often used as an early of pregnancy - which sign?
Chadwick’s sign
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Indication of pregnancy, cervix and vagina soften ?
Goodell’s sign
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Priapism
Persistent painful erection, not caused by sexual excitation
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Abdominal pain has occurs ?
1. Salpingitis
2. Ectopic pregnancy
3. Pelvic inflammatory disease
4. Renal calculi
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Symptoms of lower quadrant pain, usually on left, suprapubic tenderness, pain on pelvic exam, fever, nausea, vomiting, what disorders suspected?
Salpingitis
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Lower quadrant pain, spotting, irregular menses, mass and tenderness bimanual exam, positive Kehr and Cullen sign, HCG low levels / also shoulder pain /, which disorder suspected ?
Ectopic pregnancy
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Lower quadrant pain, increased with activity, tender adnexa, cervix, discharge from vagina. Which disorder is suspected ?
Pelvic inflammatory disease
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Intense flank pain, extending to groin and genitals, episodic, fever, hematuria, Positive Kehr sign. Suspected for what ?
Renal calculi
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* Red flag: change in skin texture, a palpable lump, puckering or leakage from the nipple, one in eight women occurs. ?
Breast cancer
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Caused by HPV
Transmitted during sexual intercourse
Pap smear commonly used to diagnose
* later stages, may be bleeding
Which disorder?
Cervical cancer
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Ectopic pregnancy treatment with chemotherapy drug called ?
METHOTREXATE
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Ectopic pregnancy treatment with chemotherapy drug called ?
METHOTREXATE
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Endometrial, Uterine cancer
- cancer of uterus
- occur in postmenopausal woman
- risk factors: estrogen replacement treatment
- pap smear and endometrial biopsy
- RF: abnormal bleeding
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Abnormal uterine, rectal bleeding, dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, diagnosis by endoscopy and biopsy. What disorder ?
Endometriosis
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Inability to have or maintain an erection during intercourse ?
Erectile dysfunction ED
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Tumors found in breast, young women and mistaken for cancer, non-cancerous tumor ?
Fibroadenoma
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Hormonal imbalances maybe caused, formation of fluid filled cyst in the breast tissue, referred surgical treatment ?
Fibrocystic breast disease
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Gynecomastia
Enlargement of breast tissue in males
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Mother has RH-blood type, fetus has RH+blood type. RH antibodies from the mom can pass through the placenta, attack the fetuses RBS’c destroying them. Which disorder?
Hemolytic disease of the Newborn HDN
Aka Erythroblastosis fetalis
/ treatment giving mother anti-RH antibodies (called RhoGam), during the last 3 months of pregnancy and after delivery ( for breast milk safety ) /
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Hyperemesis gravidarum ?
Malignant nausea and excessive vomiting, morning sickness, pregnant women becomes dehydrated
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Infection of the breast tissue ?
Mastitis, infection by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria
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Estrogen levels naturally decline with age, ovulation becomes irregular, menses become shorter in length ?
Menopause / diagnosed whole year passed without menstruation /
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Risk factors age 50-70, irregular menstrual cycles, pain in abdomen, late menopause, endometriosis may increase risk factors, ultrasound and CT scan can diagnosed, RF: bloated, frequent urination, appetite changes, pain in lower abdominal/ pelvic region. Which disorder is suspected?
Ovarian cancer
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STD / gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis / can infect the peritoneal/ abdominal cavity, maybe caused by infertility. Suspected for what ?
Pelvic inflammation disease
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Hormonal disorders women who has many cystic fibrosis in ovary. Symptoms: excessive hair growth (such as face), acne, obesity, irregular menses, amenorrhea, infertility. Which disorder ?
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
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Swelling or inflammation of the prostate
Prostatitis
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Third most prevalent cancer in males. Slow growing conditions. Symptoms: blood in urine, weak flow of urine, nocturia, pain in abdomen or back, erectile dysfunction. Which disorder ?
Prostate cancer
/ digital palpation of the prostate and PSA blood test can be diagnosed /
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Enlargement of prostate, difficulty urination, occur in elderly male, increase risk of cystitis and KI damage. Which disorders ?
Prostatic hypertrophy / Benign prostatic hypertrophy BPH /
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Ages with men 18-34, risk factor is undescended testicle, family history risk….?
Testicular cancer
Ultrasound and blood test looking for cancer markers.
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RF: hypertension, proteinuria, excessive edema, pre-eclampsia can progress to eclampsia. If this occurs could be epilepsy, cerebral hemorrhage, liver failure and coma. ?
Pregnancy with Toxemia / pre-eclampsia /
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Risk of overweight, have family history / especially mom/, eat lot of red meats, maybe enlarge the abdomen, heavy menstrual bleeding, pain during intercourse, give the sensation fullness in the pelvic area. Which disorders?
Uterine fibroids / Leiomyoma or myoma /
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Amniocentesis diagnosed for which disorders ?
Abnormalities in fetus
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Which disease diagnosed by Chorionic Villus Sampling ?
Some disorders of the fetus / 10-12 weeks of pregnancy /
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Colposcopy
Examination of the cervix
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Cone biopsy and Conization
Performed after abnormal Pap smear test, detect of cervical cancer
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Cystoscopy
Urethra and bladder
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Cystography
Bladder and urether
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Hysteroscopy
Uterus
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Intravenous pyelogram / urography /
Kidney and Uterine tract / injected into the bloodstream /
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Recommended for over the age of 40
Mammography
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Papanicolaou test/ pap smear/
Cervix
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Retrograde urography
Catheter into the urethra-bladder-ureter, dye is injected
Also named pyelography
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Transvaginal ultrasound
Vagina / pregnancy and ovaries /
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Transrectal ultrasound
Into the rectum / prostate /
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Abdominal or pelvic ultrasound
Placed on the abdomen / KI, BL, ovary, uterus, prostate, testes /
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Ovary function
1. Produces the estrogen and progesterone
2. Production of eggs
