Deck 9: Reproductive System

Question 1

Where are sperm produced?

A) Prostate gland
B) Seminal vesicles
C) Testes
D) Ductus deferens

Answer 1

Testes

Question 2

Which term means constriction of the prepuce at the opening so that it cannot be retracted over the glans penis?

A) Dystocia
B) Balanitis
C) Hydrocele
D) Phimosis

Answer 2

Phimosis

Question 3

Which layer of tissue is the myometrium?

A) Inner
B) Outer
C) Middle
D) Between the outer and the peritoneum

Answer 3

Middle

Question 4

What does salpingostomy mean?

A) Any disease of an ovary and its uterine tube
B) Formation of an opening into a uterine tube
C) Hernia of a fallopian tube
D) Surgical fixation of a fallopian tube

Question 5

Of the words menstruation,menses,menorrhagia,and menorrhea,which means a monthly discharge of blood from the uterus?

A) Menstruation only
B) Menstruation and menses but not the other two
C) All except menorrhagia
D) All except menorrhea

Question 6

The perimetrium is which layer of the uterus?

A) Inner
B) Middle
C) Outer
D) Mucous

Question 7

What does oogenesis mean?

A) A malignant ovarian tumor
B) Formation of ova
C) Fertilization of an ovum by a sperm
D) Release of an ovum by the ovary

Question 8

What is oophoropathy?

A) Abnormal softening of an ovary
B) Abnormal softening of the uterus
C) Any disease of the ovaries
D) Any disease of the uterus

Question 9

Which term means absence of a testis?

A) Orchiectomy
B) Orchidectomy
C) Anorchidism
D) Orchiorrhaphy

Question 10

What is colpoplasty?

A) Vaginal discharge
B) Suture of the vagina
C) Hemorrhage from the vagina
D) Surgical repair of the vagina

Question 11

What is the term for surgical transfer of an imperfectly descended testicle into the scrotum and suturing it there?

A) Orchiopathy
B) Orchiopexy
C) Orchiotomy
D) Cryptorchidism

Question 12

Which term means bending forward of the uterus?

A) Anteflexion
B) Anteversion
C) Retroflexion
D) Retroversion

Question 13

What is the probable cause of sterility in untreated gonorrhea?

A) Lack of production of ova
B) Blocked uterine tubes
C) Inflammation of the pelvic peritoneum
D) Interruption of the menstrual cycle

Question 14

What does hysteropexy mean?

A) Surgical fixation of an ovary
B) Surgical fixation of the uterus
C) Ovarian tumor
D) Uterine tumor

Question 15

Dr.Engels sees extensive abdominal adhesions during Cara's laparoscopic tubal ligation.Which procedure is used to treat abdominal adhesions?

A) Adhesiolysis
B) Laparohysterectomy
C) Pelvic exenteration
D) Salpingorrhaphy

Question 16

Which term means ovarian pain?

A) Oophoritis
B) Oophogeny
C) Oogenesis
D) Oophoralgia

Question 17

What is prostatitis?

A) Benign prostatic hyperplasia
B) Cancer of the prostate gland
C) The most common prostatic disorder of men younger than 50 years of age
D) A type of hormonal therapy for disorders of the prostate gland

Question 18

Which of the following terms involves inflammation of a testicle?

A) Orchidalgia
B) Orchiepididymitis
C) Oophoritis
D) Testosterone

Question 19

What is radiography of the uterus and uterine tubes after injection of opaque material?

A) Ureterostomy
B) Ureteroplasty
C) Oophorohysterectomy
D) Hysterosalpingography

Question 20

What does salpingectomy mean?

A) Inflammation of a uterine tube
B) Excision of a uterine tube
C) Surgical repair of a uterine tube
D) Surgical fixation of a uterine tube

Question 21

Which of the following conditions is characterized by nervous tension,irritability,edema,headache,and painful breasts that can occur the last few days before the onset of menstruation?

A) Ectopic pregnancy
B) Premenstrual syndrome
C) Salpingitis
D) Uterine fibroid

Question 22

Where does fertilization of an ovum occur most often?

A) Uterus
B) Uterine tube
C) Ovary
D) Perineum

Question 23

In which procedure is it possible to remove the uterus without incision of the abdominal wall?

A) Laparohysterectomy
B) Colpohysterectomy
C) Oophorohysterectomy
D) Oophorosalpingohysterectomy

Question 24

Which of the following are special pouchlike ovarian structures that produce estrogen?

A) Corpus albicans
B) Corpus luteus
C) Graafian follicles
D) Morulas

Question 25

What does the term ectopic mean?

A) In the usual location
B) Outside the usual place
C) Outside the uterus
D) Outside the reproductive system

Question 26

Which of the following words means pain in the region of an ovary during ovulation?

A) Dystocia
B) Mittelschmerz
C) Oophoritis
D) Orchialgia

Question 27

Which female cycle reflects changes in the endometrium?

A) Bartholin cycle
B) Kaposi cycle
C) Uterine cycle
D) Ovarian cycle

Question 28

Which of the following is likely to result in loss of blood supply to a testicle?

A) Testicular torsion
B) Toxic shock syndrome
C) Trichomonas infection
D) Vasostomy

Question 29

What does anorchidism specifically mean?

A) The same as anorchism
B) Absence of spermatogenesis
C) Attachment of an undescended testicle to the scrotal wall
D) Descent of the testicles from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum near the time of birth

Question 30

What does dysmenorrhea mean?

A) The monthly flow of blood from the female genital tract
B) Profuse menstruation
C) Absence of menstruation
D) Painful menstruation

Question 31

What is the term for natural stopping of menstruation several years after its onset?

A) Menses
B) Menorrhagia
C) Menopause
D) Menarche

Question 32

Where are mature sperm stored until they are released?

A) Epididymis
B) Ductus deferens
C) Seminiferous tubules
D) Interstitial cells of Leydig

Question 33

What is a hydrocele?

A) The same as a prostatocele
B) A collection of fluid,especially in the scrotum
C) Herniation of the bladder resulting in diuresis
D) Enlargement of the prostate gland

Question 34

What is a word that means removal of the uterus through small openings in the abdominal wall?

A) Oophorosalpingectomy
B) Emergency hysterectomy
C) Colpohysterectomy
D) Laparohysterectomy

Question 35

Which statement is true of a bilateral vasectomy?

A) It is performed as an emergency procedure.
B) It is excision of both uterine tubes.
C) It arrests sexual development in a female.
D) It generally results in sterility.

Question 36

What does colpodynia mean?

A) Uterine prolapsed
B) Cervical disease
C) Ovarian tumor
D) Vaginal pain

Question 37

Which statement is true concerning a needle biopsy of the prostate?

A) It is generally performed to obtain tissue for cytology.
B) It is generally done to study the number,motility,and appearance of the sperm.
C) It is commonly done to screen for prostate-specific antigen.
D) It is done to rule out the presence of inguinal hernia.

Question 38

What is the significance of dysplasia seen in a Pap smear?

A) The patient is pregnant.
B) It indicates that further testing should be done for pregnancy.
C) Cells of this type tend to become malignant.
D) This type of cell is consistent with vaginitis.

Question 39

What is dilation and curettage?

A) Childbirth in the natural way
B) Irrigation of the dilated vagina
C) Collection of a pap smear after insertion of a vaginal speculum
D) Dilatation of the cervical opening and scraping of the uterine wall

Question 40

Which term means direct visual inspection of the cervical canal and uterine cavity using an instrument passed through the vagina?

A) Colposcopy
B) Cervicohysterography
C) Laparoscopy
D) Hysteroscopy

Question 41

What is the term for an unusual condition in which tissue more or less resembling endometrium is present in abnormal locations,usually within the abdominal cavity?

A) Endometritis
B) Endometriosis
C) Abdominal hysterectomy
D) Ectopic pregnancy

Question 42

What is the female structure that is homologous to the male penis?

A) Clitoris
B) Gamete
C) Gonad
D) Graafian follicle

Question 43

What is the term for an abnormal opening between the vagina and the urethra?

A) Cervical anastomosis
B) Rectovaginal fistula
C) Urethrovaginal fistula
D) Vesicovaginal fistula

Question 44

What is the name of the pouch of loose skin that contains the testicles?

A) Epididymis
B) Testes
C) Scrotum
D) Vas deferens

Question 45

Which of the following is the female gonad?

A) Uterus
B) Ovary
C) Vagina
D) Cervix uteri

Question 46

What is the hormone that is responsible for secondary sex characteristics in females?

A) Chorionic gonadotropin
B) Testosterone
C) Estrogen
D) Progesterone

Question 47

What is a term for undescended testicle?

A) Orchidism
B) Testalgia
C) Cryptorchidism
D) Orchidorrhaphy

Question 48

Which term is a surgical procedure to remove a scrotal mass that is filled with a straw-colored fluid?

A) Cryosurgery
B) Hydrocelectomy
C) Vasectomy
D) Vasoplasty

Question 49

Which of the following does not represent a change in the ovarian follicle?

A) Corpus luteal stage
B) Follicle development
C) Menstruation
D) Ovulation

Question 50

What is surgically removed in a circumcision?

A) Prostate
B) Testes
C) Prepuce
D) Glans penis

Question 51

Which of the following words means pertaining to the cervix uteri?

A) Cervicofacial
B) Cervicodorsal
C) Colpocervical
D) Cervicothoracic

Question 52

Which of the following hormones is tested for to determine if pregnancy exists?

A) Human chorionic gonadotropin
B) Testosterone
C) Estrogen
D) Progesterone

Question 53

What does aspermatogenesis mean?

A) Absence of sperm production
B) Congenital absence of one or both testicles
C) The development of a single sperm into an abnormal form
D) Any disease of sperm or semen

Question 54

Which of the following is a tumor marker for prostatic cancer?

A) HCG
B) PSA
C) RPR
D) TURP

Question 55

What is prostatectomy?

A) Inflammation of the prostate gland
B) Excision of all or part of the prostate gland
C) Reduction in size of the prostate gland using hormonal therapy
D) Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 56

Which of the following is the larger pair of skin folds that protect the vaginal opening?

A) Corpus luteum
B) Corpus albicans
C) Labia majora
D) Labia minor

Question 57

What does salpingocele mean?

A) Implantation in a uterine tube
B) A ballooning out of the wall of a uterine tube
C) Surgical repair of a uterine tube
D) Cancer of a uterine tube

Question 58

Which of the following means a painful testicle?

A) Orchidopexy
B) Orchiectomy
C) Orchidalgia
D) Orchioplasty

Question 59

Which of the following is the instrument used in endoscopy of the abdomen?

A) Vaginal speculum
B) Laparoscope
C) Pelvimeter
D) Stethoscope

Question 60

What is the term for inflammation of the muscular substance of the uterus?

A) Serositis
B) Endometritis
C) Myometritis
D) Muscularitis

Question 61

What is the term for the loose skin that covers the glans penis?

A) Acrosome
B) Balanitis membrane
C) Prepuce
D) Seminiferous membrane

Question 62

Which term means a white,viscid discharge from the vagina and uterine cavity?

A) Trichomoniasis
B) Mittelschmerz
C) Occult blood
D) Leukorrhea

Question 63

What does the term spermatozoon mean?

A) One sperm
B) Several sperm
C) An embryonic sperm cell
D) An abnormal sperm

Question 64

What is menarche?

A) The onset of menstruation
B) The natural stopping of menstruation several years after its onset
C) A synonym for menorrhea
D) A synonym for amenorrhea

Question 65

Which term means an artificial replacement for a body part?

A) Emission
B) Hyperplasia
C) Prognosis
D) Prosthesis

Question 66

What is sloughed off each month in menstruation?

A) Ovarian wall
B) Vaginal wall
C) Endometrium
D) Myometrium

Question 67

What is meant by a total hysterectomy?

A) Removal of all pelvic organs
B) Removal of the uterus and bladder
C) Removal of the uterus and cervix
D) Removal of the uterus without removing the cervix

Question 68

What does spermatogenesis mean?

A) Destruction of sperm
B) Production of sperm
C) Resembling a sperm
D) Resembling seminal fluid

Question 69

What is the hormone that brings about induction and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristics?

A) Estradiol
B) Estrogen
C) Progesterone
D) Testosterone

Question 70

Which of the following is a primary lesion of syphilis?

A) Condyloma acuminatum
B) Vesicle
C) Chancre
D) Venereal wart

Question 71

Which term means inflammation of the glans penis?

A) Balanitis
B) Colpitis
C) Metritis
D) Phimosis

Question 72

Which of the following does not mean the same as the other three?

A) Extrauterine pregnancy
B) Ectopic pregnancy
C) False pregnancy
D) Implantation of an egg in any place other than the uterus

Question 73

Which term means using a low-powered microscope to examine the vagina and cervix?

A) Colpocervical
B) Colposcopy
C) Cervicotherapy
D) Cervix uteri

Question 74

Which of the following conditions is corrected by hysteropexy?

A) Hysteroptosis
B) Hysterometry
C) Ovarian tumor
D) Uterine stone

Question 75

What is the term for removal of an ovary and its uterine tube?

A) Tubal ligation
B) Oophorosalpingectomy
C) Oophorosalpingohysterectomy
D) Bilateral oophorectomy

Question 76

What is the function of seminal vesicles,bulbourethral glands,and the prostate gland?

A) Production of sperm
B) Maturation of spermatoblasts into mature sperm
C) Production of male hormones that bring about induction and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristics
D) Production of fluids that are necessary for sperm survival

Question 77

Which term means removal or excision of a growth or any part of the body?

A) Ablation
B) Curet
C) Fimbria
D) Torsion

Question 78

Which term means sexual intercourse?

A) Clitoris
B) Coitus
C) Condyloma
D) Cyesis

Question 79

Which of the following does not mean the same as the other three?

A) Colpitis
B) Vaginitis
C) Cervicitis
D) Vaginal inflammation

Question 80

Which of the following is an elective sterilization procedure for women?

A) An intrauterine device
B) A tubal ligation
C) A diaphragm
D) A salpingocyesis