From Quiz 1- Female and Male Genital tract

Question 1

what virus causes molluscum contagiosum?

Answer 1

caused by a DNA poxvirus

called the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV)

Question 2

The characteristic microscopic findings in lichen simplex chronicus consist of

Answer 2

elongation, widening and irregular thickening of rete ridges acanthosis, hyperkeratosis and chronic inflammation in the dermis

Question 3

Development of a “saw-tooth” appearance of the rete pegs characteristic for which condition?

Answer 3

Lichen planus

Question 4

Lichen sclerosus is associated with an increased risk of

Answer 4

vulvar cancer

Question 5

which two strains of HPV are responsible for 90% of cases of genital warts?

Answer 5

HPV types 6 and 11

Question 6

which two strains of HPV are associated with >70% of cases of cervical cancer?

Answer 6

HPV types 16 and 18

Question 7

pH 4.5 or lower. Is it BV, trich, or candida?

Answer 7

Candida

BV and trich have high vaginal pH

Question 8

presence of clue cells characteristic for which condition?

Answer 8

BV (Gardnerella vaginosis)

Question 9

vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) is characterized by

Answer 9

plaques that vary in color

Question 10

Poorly differentiated, non-keratinizing vulvar carcinoma is typically positive for the presence of

Answer 10

HPV

Question 11

Well differentiated, keratinizing vulvar carcinoma is typically _______ negative

Answer 11

HPV negative

Question 12

which type of cancer is found in young women whose mothers had been treated with diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy.

Answer 12

clear cell adenocarcinoma

Question 13

clear cell adenocarcinoma is associated with which pregnancy treatment?

Answer 13

diethylstilbestrol (DES)

Question 14

a term used to describe cellular changes in which a cells nuclei are enlarged and often stain with a halo-like appearance

Answer 14

koilocytosis

Question 15

which type of cell in the stroma differentiates acute from chronic endometritis?

Answer 15

plasma cells
(true for chronic)

Question 16

which condition is characteristic for a whorled pattern of smooth muscle

Answer 16

leiomyoma

Question 17

what is the most common congenital malformation in males?

Answer 17

cryptorchism

undescended teste(s)

Question 18

define hypospadias

Answer 18

urethral meatus at a place other than the tip of the glans penis along the ventral side of the shaft

Question 19

define epispadias

Answer 19

a rare type of malformation of the penis in which the urethra ends in an opening on the dorsum (upper aspect ) of the penis

Question 20

gram-negative diplococci is a description for?

Answer 20

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 21

genital warts due to

Answer 21

HPV 6 & 11

Question 22

in seminoma (a type of testicular CA) a blood test detects the presence of what in 50% of cases?

Answer 22

placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP)

Question 23

what protein isn’t elevated in seminoma?

Answer 23

serum alpha fetoprotein

Question 24

microscopic examination of seminoma reveals what?

Answer 24

lobular pattern of cells

Question 25

which two things are elevated in embryonal carcinoma?

Answer 25

``` human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) alpha fetoprotein (AFP) ```