Final Multiple Choice

Question 1

the female reproductive cell is the

Answer 1

ovum

Question 2

inflammation of the neck of the uterus is called

Answer 2

cervicitis

Question 3

which of the following abbreviations indicates instrumental expansion of the cervix and scraping of the uterine cavity?

Answer 3

D and C

Question 4

the removal of the uterus is called

Answer 4

hysterectomy

Question 5

bleeding from the uterus not due to menses is termed

Answer 5

metrorrhagia

Question 6

excision of the vulva is called

Answer 6

vulvectomy

Question 7

a medical term for painful intercourse is

Answer 7

dyspareunia

Question 8

inflammation of the ovaries is called

Answer 8

oophoritis

Question 9

hernia of the bladder is called

Answer 9

cystocele

Question 10

blood in the fallopian tubes is called

Answer 10

hematosalpinx

Question 11

the muscular wall of the uterus is the

Answer 11

myometrium

Question 12

the term for the first menstruation is

Answer 12

menarche

Question 13

endometrial tissue occurring in various areas of the pelvic cavity is called

Answer 13

endometriosis

Question 14

instrument to view the vagina is called

Answer 14

colposcope

Question 15

painful menstruation is known as

Answer 15

dysmenorrhea

Question 16

epididymis

Answer 16

recycling center for damaged sperm

Question 17

penis

Answer 17

male organ of copulation and urination

Question 18

gonads

Answer 18

term for ovaries or testis

Question 19

prostate

Answer 19

gland that encircles the upper end of the urethra

Question 20

seminiferous tubules

Answer 20

Location of sperm manufacturing

Question 21

chancroid

Answer 21

STD with painful ragged ulcers

Question 22

castration

Answer 22

orchiectomy

Question 23

cryptorchidism

Answer 23

undescended testicles

Question 24

hydrocele

Answer 24

serous fluid in the testis

Question 25

syphilis

Answer 25

lues

Question 26

testicles

Answer 26

oval shaped structures that form sperm cells and hormones

Question 27

Cowper's glands

Answer 27

Also called the bulbourethral glands

Question 28

vas deferens

Answer 28

pair of ducts that carry sperm from the testes to the urethra

Question 29

scrotum

Answer 29

sac that helps to regulate testicular temperature

Question 30

semen

Answer 30

fluid of the male reproductive organs that contain sperm

Question 31

phrenic

Answer 31

muscular wall that aids in breathing

Question 32

larynx

Answer 32

location of the vocal cords

Question 33

bronchi

Answer 33

tube that carries air between the trachea and lungs

Question 34

alveoli

Answer 34

air sacs at the end of the bronchioles

Question 35

pharynx

Answer 35

acts as food and air passageway

Question 36

apnea

Answer 36

absence of breathing

Question 37

aphonia

Answer 37

absence of voice

Question 38

anoxemia

Answer 38

absence of oxygen in the blood

Question 39

anoxia

Answer 39

absence of oxygen

Question 40

acapnia

Answer 40

absence of carbon dioxide in the blood

Question 41

hypoxia

Answer 41

low oxygen level in organs and tissues

Question 42

pleurisy

Answer 42

inflammation of membrane covering the lungs

Question 43

epistaxis

Answer 43

nosebleed

Question 44

orthopnea

Answer 44

breathing sitting up

Question 45

hemoptysis

Answer 45

coughing up blood

Question 46

distended or tortuous veins are termed

Answer 46

varicosities

Question 47

inflammatino of the inner lining of the heart

Answer 47

endocarditis

Question 48

sudden stop in cardiac output and circulation that requires CPR

Answer 48

cardiac arrest

Question 49

necrosis of heart tissues due to lack of oxygen

Answer 49

myocardial infarction

Question 50

angina pectoris

Answer 50

chest pain

Question 51

diastole

Answer 51

cardiac phase where ventricles relax

Question 52

CPR

Answer 52

artificial ventilation and external cardiac massage

Question 53

edema

Answer 53

puffy swelling of tissue from accumulation of fluid

Question 54

systole

Answer 54

cardiac phase where ventricles contract

Question 55

defibrillation

Answer 55

application of electrical shock to the myocardium through the chest wall to restore normal rhythm

Question 56

paraplegia

Answer 56

paralysis from the waist down

Question 57

quadriplegia

Answer 57

paralysis of four limbs

Question 58

hemiplegia

Answer 58

paralysis of the right or left side

Question 59

paresthesia

Answer 59

abnormal sensation often in the extremities

Question 60

concussion

Answer 60

jarring or shaking that results in injury