chapter 8 def

Question 1

what is the function of the female reproductive system

Answer 1

supporting pregnancy and contraception

Question 2

what are the external organs of the female reproductive system

Answer 2

vulva, clitoris, mammary glands, perineum

Question 3

what are the internal organs of the female reproductive system

Answer 3

vagina, uterus, uterine/fallopian tubes, ovaries, rectouterine pouch

Question 4

what is the vulva, AKA the ____

Answer 4

two pairs of lips that surround the vagina. labia majora and minora

Question 5

the vulva is composed of the

Answer 5

labia majora and minora

Question 6

what is the clitoris

Answer 6

highly erogenous erectile body located anterior to the urethra

Question 7

what are the mammary glands

Answer 7

pair of milk producing glands of the female

Question 8

what is the perineum

Answer 8

pelvic floor in both the male and females; in females its the area between the vaginal opening and the anus

Question 9

vagina

Answer 9

3 inch tube that connects the uterus to the outside of the body

Question 10

what is the hymen

Answer 10

fold of the membrane found near the opening of the vagina

Question 11

what is the uterus

Answer 11

pear sized and shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity

Question 12

what are the functions of the uterus

Answer 12

menstruation, pregnancy and labor

Question 13

what is the endometrium

Answer 13

inner lining of the uterus

Question 14

what is the myometrium

Answer 14

muscular middle layer of the uterus

Question 15

perimetrium

Answer 15

thin outer layer of the uterus

Question 16

corpus or body

Answer 16

large central portion of the uterus

Question 17

the fundus

Answer 17

rounded upper portion of the uterus

Question 18

cervix

Answer 18

narrow lower portion of the uterus

Question 19

another name for uterine tubes

Answer 19

fallopian tubes

Question 20

function of the fallopian tubes

Answer 20

pair of tubes attached to the uterus that provide a passageway for the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus

Question 21

what are the ovaries and what to they store

Answer 21

pair of almond shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; eggs

Question 22

what are ovum/ova

Answer 22

female sex cell

Question 23

rectouterine pouch

Answer 23

cavity between the posterior wall of the uterus and the anterior wall of the rectum

Question 24

what is another name for the rectouterine puch

Answer 24

Dougles cul-de-sac

Question 25

what are the glands of the female reproductive system

Answer 25

bartholin and mammary glands

Question 26

what are the bartholin glands

Answer 26

pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of the vagina and just above the vaginal opening

Question 27

what is the function of the mammary glands

Answer 27

pair of milk-producing glands of the female

Question 28

how many divisions or lobes of the breasts are therre

Answer 28

15-20

Question 29

what is the mammary papilla

Answer 29

breast nipple

Question 30

what is the areola

Answer 30

pigmented area around the nipple

Question 31

arche/o

Answer 31

first or beginning

Question 32

cervic/o

Answer 32

cervix or neck

Question 33

colp/o, vagin/o

Answer 33

vagina

Question 34

culd/o

Answer 34

refers to cul-de-sac/rectouterine pouch

Question 35

episi/o, vulv/o

Answer 35

vulva

Question 36

gyn/o, gynec/o

Answer 36

woman or female

Question 37

hymen/o

Answer 37

hymen

Question 38

hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i

Answer 38

uterus

Question 39

mamm/o, mast/o

Answer 39

breast

Question 40

men/o

Answer 40

menstruation or menstrual cycle

Question 41

oophor/o

Answer 41

ovary

Question 42

perine/o

Answer 42

perineum

Question 43

salping/o

Answer 43

fallopian tube

Question 44

peri-

Answer 44

around

Question 45

-atresia

Answer 45

closure, absence or normal body opening

Question 46

salpinx

Answer 46

fallopian tube

Question 47

what are the types of breast biopsy

Answer 47

directed, surgical and wire localization

Question 48

what does directed breast biopsy involve?

Answer 48

mammography, sonography or MRI radiographic images to guide a biopsy needle

Question 49

what does a surgical breast biopsy involve

Answer 49

making an incision to remove palpable breast lesion

Question 50

wire localization biopsy involves

Answer 50

radiographic guidance to place a thin, flexible wire directly into a breast lesion in order to remove it surgically

Question 51

A&P repair

Answer 51

anterior and posterior repair

Question 52

BC

Answer 52

birth control

Question 53

Cx

Answer 53

cervix

Question 54

D&C

Answer 54

dilation and curettage

Question 55

FCC

Answer 55

fibrocystic changes

Question 56

GYN

Answer 56

gynecology

Question 57

HRT

Answer 57

hormone replacement therapy

Question 58

IUD

Answer 58

intrauterine device

Question 59

LAVH

Answer 59

laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy

Question 60

PID

Answer 60

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 61

PMS

Answer 61

premenstrual syndrome

Question 62

SHG

Answer 62

sonohysterography

Question 63

TAH/BSO

Answer 63

total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Question 64

TSS

Answer 64

toxic shock syndrome

Question 65

TVH

Answer 65

total vaginal hysterectomy

Question 66

TVS

Answer 66

total vaginal sonography

Question 67

UAE

Answer 67

uterine artery embolization

Question 68

describe LEEP loop electrosurgical excision procedure

Answer 68

standard treatment for abnormal cervical cells. thin electric loop to excise and cone of cervical tissue while simultaneously cauterizing

Question 69

describe cryosurgery / cold knife conization

Answer 69

cryoprobe made cold by nitrogen gas to destroy abnormal cells

Question 70

describe laser ablation

Answer 70

uses lasers focused on the area of cervical abnormality to destroy cells