Week 6 Reproductive Disorders

Question 1

essential organs of the male reproductive system (gonads)

Answer 1

testes

Question 2

male sex cells

Answer 2

sperm

Question 3

contains the testes

Answer 3

scrotum

Question 4

membrane that surrounds each testis

Answer 4

tunica albuginea

Question 5

hormone secreted by the testes

Answer 5

testosterone

Question 6

doughnut shaped gland that secretes a fluid that activates sperm

Answer 6

prostate gland

Question 7

a very tightly coiled tube that lies along the top and behind the testes inside the scrotum

Answer 7

epididymis

Question 8

the tube that permits sperm to exit from the epididymis and pass into the abdominal cavity

Answer 8

vas deferens (ductus deferens)

Question 9

duct formed by the joining of the ductus deferens and the duct from the seminal vesicle

Answer 9

ejaculatory duct

Question 10

genital duct that carries sperm to the exterior

Answer 10

urethra

Question 11

essential organs of the female reproductive system (gonads)

Answer 11

ovaries

Question 12

produce female gametes, estrogen, and progesterone

Answer 12

ovaries

Question 13

serve as ducts for the ovaries, even though they are not attached to them

Answer 13

uterine tubes (Fallopian tubes)

Question 14

tube of the female reproductive system made mainly of smooth muscle and lined with mucous membrane which opens to the exterior

Answer 14

vagina

Question 15

relatively small but very strong organ that holds a fetus during pregnancy; functions in menstruation, pregnancy, and labor

Answer 15

uterus

Question 16

smooth muscle layer of the uterus

Answer 16

myometrium

Question 17

mucous membrane lining the uterus

Answer 17

endometrium

Question 18

outer serous layer of the uterus

Answer 18

perimetrium

Question 19

two parts of the uterus

Answer 19

body (upper portion) and cervix (lower narrow portion)

Question 20

inflammation of the lining of the uterus due to bacterial infection

Answer 20

endometritis

Question 21

inflammation of the uterus and the cervix

Answer 21

endocervicitis

Question 22

inflammation of the fallopian tube

Answer 22

salpingitis

Question 23

inflammation of the ovary

Answer 23

oophoritis

Question 24

inflammation of the vagina

Answer 24

vaginitis

Question 25

implantation of a fertilized ovum outside of the uterus; most commonly occurs in the fallopian tube

Answer 25

ectopic pregnancy

Question 26

idiopathic seizures after the 20th week of gestation pregnancy

Answer 26

eclampsia

Question 27

condition in pregnancy which is characterized by high blood pressure, weight gain, and protein in the urine

Answer 27

pre-eclampsia

Question 28

ectopic pregnancies usually progress to full term (T/F)

Answer 28

false (rarely progress to full term)

Question 29

ectopic pregnancies are usually caused by an obstruction of the passage of the fertilized egg through the fallopian tube to the uterus (T/F)

Answer 29

true

Question 30

idiopathic condition in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus grows in other areas of the body; causes pain, irregular bleeding, scarring, adhesions, and potentially infertility

Answer 30

endometriosis

Question 31

an acute inflammatory reaction in the testicle which occurs in boys under the age of 10; commonly associated with the mumps virus

Answer 31

orchitis

Question 32

orchitis rarely results in sterility and tumors later in life (T/F)

Answer 32

true

Question 33

inflammation of the prostate gland; may be acute or chronic; may be due to a bacterial infection or idiopathic

Answer 33

prostatitis

Question 34

prostatitis may be asymptomatic (T/F)

Answer 34

true

Question 35

abnormal collection of fluid in any sacculated cavity in the body; result of a defect or irritation of the spermatic cord causing serous fluid to accumulate in the scrotum

Answer 35

hydrocele

Question 36

hydrocele is usually congenital and is most common in children 1–2 years old (T/F)

Answer 36

true

Question 37

if hydrocele occurs in adults, it usually occurs in men over the age of 40 and usually occurs as the result of cancer, infection, trauma, hernias, or localized damage to the circulatory system (T/F)

Answer 37

true

Question 38

idiopathic failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum

Answer 38

cryptorchism (cryptorchidism)

Question 39

abnormal, non-cancerous growth of the prostate cells

Answer 39

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 40

benign prostatic hyperplasia is rare (T/F)

Answer 40

false (develops in most men)

Question 41

occurs when part of the intestine bulges through a weakened area of the muscles in the inguinal canal; can become strangulated

Answer 41

inguinal hernia

Question 42

most common infectious diseases in the US; affect more than 13 million people every year

Answer 42

sexually transmitted diseases

Question 43

a tumor that is covered in dermis-like tissue that contains sebaceous glands, hair, cartilage, bonelike structures, nails, or teeth

Answer 43

dermoid cysts (teratoma)