practice quiz 3- female repro

Question 1

female external genitalia

Answer 1

vulva

Question 2

opening

Answer 2

meatus

Question 3

a whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina

Answer 3

leukorrhea

Question 4

bad, painful, or difficult

Answer 4

dys

Question 5

painful menstruation

Answer 5

dysmenorrhea

Question 6

painful intercourse

Answer 6

dyspareunia

Question 7

a protrusion of the urinary bladder into the anterior wall of the vagina

Answer 7

cystocele (cysto can mean urinary bladder or cyst)

Question 8

the uterus and the cervix protrude through the vaginal orifice

Answer 8

third degree uterine prolapse

Question 9

the cervix lies at the opening to the vagina and the body of the uterus is in the vagina

Answer 9

second degree uterine prolapse

Question 10

the cervix drops into the vagina

Answer 10

first degree uterine prolapse

Question 11

the absence of menstruation

Answer 11

amenorrhea

Question 12

short menstrual cycles of less than 3 weeks

Answer 12

polymenorrhea

Question 13

bleeding between cycles

Answer 13

metrorrhagia

Question 14

the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus

Answer 14

endometriosis

Question 15

the first occurrence of menstruation

Answer 15

menarche

Question 16

the protrusion of the rectum into the posterior wall of the vagina

Answer 16

rectocele

Question 17

the connective tissue that is immediately lateral to the uterine cervix

Answer 17

parametrium

Question 18

the opening of the cervix at the vaginal end

Answer 18

cervical os

Question 19

the neck of the uterus

Answer 19

cervix

Question 20

female gonads

Answer 20

ovaries

Question 21

the pigmented area surrounding the nipple of the breast

Answer 21

areola

Question 22

before and after menopause, the pH of the vagina is around __, whereas during the reproductive years, it is around __.

Answer 22

7, 4 or 5

Question 23

a pH balance of 7 is __

Answer 23

neutral

Question 24

a pH balance of 4 or 5 is __

Answer 24

acidic

Question 25

the endocervical canal is lined with

Answer 25

columnar epithelial cells

Question 26

the vagina and cervical os is lined with

Answer 26

squamous cell epithelial cells

Question 27

what is the most common site of cervical cancer

Answer 27

transformation zone or squamocolumnar junction

Question 28

the outer layer of the uterus

Answer 28

perimetrium

Question 29

the middle layer of the uterus

Answer 29

myometrium

Question 30

the inner layer of the uterus

Answer 30

endometrium

Question 31

the ovum is usually fertilized by a sperm at this location

Answer 31

fallopian tube

Question 32

the average menstrual cycle is

Answer 32

28 days

Question 33

in preparation for the uterus to receive a fertilized egg, estrogen and progesterone levels ___. if the egg is not fertilized, estrogen and progesterone levels ___.

Answer 33

increase, decrease