Vagina

Question 1

What do you call the fibromuscular canal leading to the cervix?

Answer 1

vagina

Question 2

the mucosa of the vaginal canal is lined by

Answer 2

non-keratinizing squamous epithelium

Question 3

the lower 1/3 of the vagina is derived from the

Answer 3

urogenital sinus

Question 4

the upper 2/3 of the vagina is derived from the

Answer 4

mullerian duct

Question 5

the uterus, fallopian tubes, and cervix are derived from the

Answer 5

mullerian duct

Question 6

what do you call focal persistence of columnar epithelium in the upper vagina?

Answer 6

adenosis

Question 7

increased incidence of adenosis in what population?

Answer 7

females exposed to DES in utero

Question 8

malignant proliferation of glands with clear cytoplasm in the vagina

Answer 8

clear cell adenocarcinoma

Question 9

DES-associated vaginal adenosis can lead to

Answer 9

clear cell adenocarcinoma

Question 10

what can DES exposure in utero do to the uterus

Answer 10

give it an abnormal shape

Question 11

malignant mesenchymal proliferation of immature skeletal muscle; presents as bleeding and a grape-like mass protruding from the vagina or penis of a child (<5 yrs)

Answer 11

embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

Question 12

another name for embroil rhabdomyosarcoma

Answer 12

sarcoma botryoides

Question 13

what is the characteristic cell of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

Answer 13

rhabdomyoblast

Question 14

histologic feature of rhabdomyoblast

Answer 14

cytoplasmic cross-striations

Question 15

immunohistochemical staining of rhabdomyoblast

Answer 15

+desmin

+myogenin