urogenital system Flashcards
A condition where some internal organs that are normally in the lower abdomen are exposed externally is called __________.
Cloacal Exstrophy
A condition in which one or both of the testes fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum is called _________.
Cryptorchidism
A rare birth defect where the urethra does not develop into a full tube, and the urine exits the body from an abnormal location is called __________.
Epispadias
Swelling of the kidney when too much urine collects in the pelvis of the kidney is called ________.
Fetal Hydronephrosis
The condition of having both male and female reproductive organs
Hermaphroditism
The kidneys are fused together at the lower end or base is called
_________.
Horseshoe Kidney
Accumulation of secretions in the vagina and uterus, caused by excessive intrauterine stimulation of the infant’s cervical mucous glands by maternal estrogen in the presence of an intact hymen (Wilson et al 1978)
Hydrometrocolpos
dilatation of the vagina proximal to a congenital obstruction.
Hydrocolpos
Abnormal enlargement of the ureter caused by any blockage that prevents urine from draining into the bladder
Hydroureters
A birth defect in boys in which the opening of the urethra is not located at the tip of the penis is called ________.
Hypospadias
The growth of numerous cysts filled with fluid in the kidneys is called ___________.
Infantile Polycystic Kidney Disease
A severe disorder affecting the muscles that line the bladder and is called _________.
Megacystis
An enlarged ureter is called _______.
Megaureter
A condition in which the kidney has been essentially replaced by multiple cysts is called _________.
Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney Disease
Cyst on ovary is called
Ovarian cyst
