Chapter 51

Question 1

acne vulgaris

Answer 1

chronic skin disorder with increased production of oil from sebaceous glands; appears on face, back, chest

Question 2

adolescence

Answer 2

period extending from time the secondary sex characteristics appear to end of somatic growth

Question 3

amenorrhea

Answer 3

absence of spontaneous menstrual periods

Question 4

circumpubertal

Answer 4

on or around age of puberty

Question 5

coitus

Answer 5

sexual intercourse

Question 6

dysmenorrhea

Answer 6

difficult and painful menstruation

Question 7

dosphoria

Answer 7

feeling unwell or unhappy

Question 8

endocrine

Answer 8

pertaining to secretion of a substance directly into blood or lymph rather than into a duct

Question 9

endometrium

Answer 9

lining of the uterus

Question 10

endometriosis

Answer 10

condition of the endometrium that causes pelvic pain

Question 11

gland

Answer 11

organ or structure that secretes or execrates substances

Question 12

epinephrine

Answer 12

catecholamine hormone that causes “fight or flight”

Question 13

gonad

Answer 13

sex gland in which reproductive cells form

Question 14

goiter

Answer 14

enlargement of the thyroid gland (indicate grave’s disease or hashimoto’s thyroiditis)

Question 15

homeostasis

Answer 15

tendency of biologic systems to maintain constant stability while continually adjusting to external changes

Question 16

hormone

Answer 16

chemical product of an organ or of certain cells within the organ that has a specific function

Question 17

libido

Answer 17

sexual uge

Question 18

mastalgia

Answer 18

fullness, or pain in breast

Question 19

menarche

Answer 19

onset of menstruation

Question 20

menopause

Answer 20

time of life when a woman ceases menstruation

Question 21

myxedema

Answer 21

thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, labored speech associated with hypothyroidism, associated with hypothyroidism