Deck 8: Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy

Question 1

Identical twins may be brother and sister.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Luteinizing hormone stimulates the ovarian follicles to mature the ovum.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The female gamete is the ovum.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Estrogen and progesterone are secreted by the pituitary gland.

Question 5

Fraternal twins may be brother and sister.

Question 6

Menarche is the time of the first menstrual period.

Question 7

Another term for the fallopian tubes is the rectouterine pouch.

Question 8

The combining form for the fallopian tubes is salping/o.

Question 9

Follicle-stimulating hormone causes the ovarian follicles to mature and secrete estrogen.

Question 10

Estrogen and progesterone are responsible for female secondary sex characteristics and the cyclical maintenance of the uterus for pregnancy.

Question 11

Identical twins are the result of two eggs being fertilized at the same time.

Question 12

Once a mature ovum is released, it is drawn into the cervix.

Question 13

The term for a newborn is a neonate.

Question 14

The female gonads are the ovaries.

Question 15

The female gonad is the uterus.

Question 16

Increased estrogen causes luteinizing hormone to be released.

Question 17

Fraternal twins are the result of two eggs being fertilized at the same time.

Question 18

Menopause is the cessation of menstruation.

Question 19

Follicles are tiny sacs within the uterus that hold the ova.

Question 20

The first menstrual period is menopause.

Question 21

The inner lining of the uterus is the endometrium.

Question 22

A combining form for the breast is papill/o.

Question 23

The external female genitalia are called the perineum.

Question 24

Douglas cul-de-sac is another name for the rectouterine pouch.

Question 25

A fatty cushion of tissue over the pubic bone is the clitoris.

Question 26

The membrane covering the opening of the vagina is the hymen.

Question 27

A combining form for the vagina is colp/o.

Question 28

The cervix is part of the uterus.

Question 29

The large central area of the uterus is called the body or the corpus.

Question 30

If the ovum does not become fertilized, the lining of the uterus is shed in a process called menstruation.

Question 31

One of the combining forms for the uterus is ureter/o.

Question 32

A combining form for the vulva is episi/o.

Question 33

The muscle layer of the uterus is the myometrium.

Question 34

Paired glands that secrete a mucous lubricant for the vagina are the Bartholin's glands.

Question 35

The top of the uterus between the outlets for the fallopian tubes is the uterine corpus.

Question 36

The dark area around the nipple is the papillae.

Question 37

The inner lining of the uterus is the perimetrium.

Question 38

The space between the uterus and the rectum is the cervix.

Question 39

A combining form for the rectouterine pouch is culd/o.

Question 40

The vulva consists of the vaginal orifice, the hymen, the labia, the clitoris, and the perineum.

Question 41

A suffix for labor and/or delivery is -cyesis.

Question 42

A combining form for the umbilical cord is omphal/o.

Question 43

The hormone hCG is secreted by the zygote to promote continued production of estrogen and progesterone.

Question 44

Polycystic ovaries are caused by a hormonal abnormality.

Question 45

The pyo in pyosalpinx means "fire."

Question 46

Infants born before 37 weeks of gestation are termed premature infants.

Question 47

The placenta is a vascular structure that acts as a physical communication between the mother and the developing fetus.

Question 48

From the 9th week of gestation until birth, the fertilized egg is called a fetus.

Question 49

A combining form for the inner lining of the sac surrounding the fetus is amni/o.

Question 50

The inner sac surrounding the fetus is the amnion.

Question 51

Another term for pregnancy is parturition.

Question 52

The mammary papilla is the nipple of the breast.

Question 53

From the 3rd through the 8th week of life, the fertilized egg is called an embryo.

Question 54

Thel/e is a combining form for the nipple.

Question 55

A low-birthweight baby weighs less than 3000 g.

Question 56

Anovulation means that the ovary fails to release an ovum.

Question 57

The normal length of gestation is 38 weeks.

Question 58

The zygote is the fertilized egg.

Question 59

Hematosalpinx means blood in the ovary.

Question 60

The term for the fertilized egg is the placenta.

Question 61

A miscarriage is a spontaneous abortion.

Question 62

Abnormally light menstrual periods are oligomenorrhea.

Question 63

The uterus is tipped backwards in retroflexion of the uterus.

Question 64

Uterine bleeding other than that caused by menstruation is menorrhagia.

Question 65

Implantation of the embryo in the uterus is an ectopic pregnancy.

Question 66

An extremely serious form of hypertension secondary to pregnancy is preeclampsia.

Question 67

PID is the same as endometriosis.

Question 68

A condition of missing or low amniotic fluid is oligohydramnios.

Question 69

An inflammation of the external female genitalia is vaginitis.

Question 70

Uterine prolapse is the same as colpoptosis.

Question 71

The placenta is malpositioned over the cervix in placenta previa.

Question 72

Inflammation of the mammary papilla is thelitis.

Question 73

Abnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual periods are metrorrhagia.

Question 74

A lack of menstrual flow is dysmenorrhea.

Question 75

Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall is termed abruptio placentae.

Question 76

An inflammation of the fallopian tubes is salpingitis.

Question 77

A condition of excessive amniotic fluid is hydrosalpinx.

Question 78

In DUB and PMB, the B stands for bleeding.

Question 79

The medical term for cramps is amenorrhea.

Question 80

Leukorrhea is a whitish discharge usually resulting from cervicitis.