- The combining structures of the external femal genitalia are called the
Your answer:
adnexa
vestibule
corpus
oviducts
vulva
- One of the hormones secreted by the ovaries is
Your answer:
pitocin
vasopressin
progesterone
gonadotropin
testosterone
- The internal organs of reproduction include the following, EXCEPT
Your answer:
labia
fallopian tubes
vagina
uterus
ovaries
- Wavelike currents which pull the ovuminto the uterine tube are called
Your answer:
crepitation
ovulation
peristalsis
gestation
auscultation
- The normal position of the uterus is
Your answer:
retroflexed
dextroposition
dorsiflexed
anteflexed
upright
- The fundus of the uterus is the
Your answer:
body
corpus
neck-like portion
base
upper-rounded part
- The term for onset of menses is
Your answer:
parturition
climacteric
primigravida
metrorrhagia
menarche
- The period of pregnancy is called
Your answer:
maturation
gestation
puerperium
parturition
coitus
- The combining form colp/o means
Your answer:
vagina
uterine tubes
uterus
cervix
cervixoviducts
- The combining form episi/o means
Your answer:
incision
vulva
fundus of the uterus
vagina
cervix
- The suffix -para means
Your answer:
beginning
abnormal
to bear
abdomen
pregnancy
- The suffix -tocia means
Your answer:
pregnancy
false
menstruation
poison
childbirth
- The term for menstrual pain and tension is
Your answer:
oligomenorrhea
dystocia
metrorrhagia
dysmenorrhea
dyspareunia
- The presense of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterus is
Your answer:
toxic shock syndrome
eclampsia
kernicterus
introitus
endometriosis
- A Pap smear is used to diagnose
Your answer:
syphilis
cervical cancer
gonorrhea
colpitis
eclampsia
- The primary sore of syphilis is
Your answer:
chancre
chlamydia
herpes
trichomoniasis
moniliasis
- A woman who has produced one viable infant is
Your answer:
gravida 1
unigravida
multipara
primigravida
primipara
- The term for closure of the vaginal canal is
Your answer:
conization
puerperium
episiotomy
episiorrhaphy
colpocleisis
- The hormone used to induce labor is
Your answer:
estrogen
vasopressin
oxytocin
progesterone
luteinizing hormone
- A type of sterilization surgery is
Your answer:
tubal ligation
cryocautery
episiotomy
hymenotomy
conization
- An instrument used to expose the interior of a passageway is
Your answer:
tenaculum
cuff
speculum
catheter
scalpel
- An entrance to a cavity or space is a/an
Your answer:
fundus
pelvis
cuff
introitus
atresia
- Two hormones secreted by the ovaries that are responsible for the menstrual cycle and menopause are
Your answer:
follicle-stimulating hormone and estrogen
follicle-stimulating hormone and progesterone
estrogen and progesterone
luteinizing hormone and progesterone
- The usual place for the fertilization of the egg is the
Your answer:
fallopian tube
cervix
uterus
fimbria
ovary
- The vaginal orifice is lubricated by secretions from
Your answer:
the cervix
the uterus
the fallopian tubes
Bartholin's glands
the ovaries
- Uterine bleeding between the menstrual cycles is
Your answer:
menorrhea
dysmenorrhea
menorrhagia
metrorrhagia
hemomenorrhea
- The reason most women with PMS seek medical assistance is related to
Your answer:
hypermenorrhea
mood changes
water retention
breast tenderness
headaches
- Untreated PID may cause all of the following EXCEPT
Your answer:
infertility
septicemia
vaginal atresia
pulmonary emboli
shock
- The discharge associated with candidiasis is
Your answer:
greenish-yellowish
frothy
curdy, cheeselike
bloody
clear
- Which of the following STDs is able to pass the placenta and infect the fetus?
Your answer:
gonorrhea
syphilis
herpes
chlamydia
genital warts
- All of the following behaviors appear to increase the risk of cervical cancer EXCEPT
Your answer:
bearing more than five children
young age at first coitus
large number of sex partners
frequent intercourse with men whose pervious partners had cervical cancer
infections with certain STDs
- PID affects all of the following structures EXCEPT
Your answer:
ovaries
fallopian tubes
endometrium
bladder
cervix
- The long term usage of estrogen replacement therapy may contribute to neoplastic changes in estrogen-sensitive aging tissue.
Your answer:
True
False
- The act of giving birth is called gestation.
Your answer:
True
False
- Toxic shock syndrome is associated with the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus.
Your answer:
True
False
- In the final stages, syphilis becomes multisystemic, causing blindness, insanity, and eventually death.
Your answer:
True
False
- Uterine fibroids are malignant; therefore they require removal.
Your answer:
True
False
- The function of a Pap smear is to diagnose STDs.
Your answer:
True
False
- The most common malignancy of the female reproductive system is cancer of the cervix.
Your answer:
True
False
- The parametrium is loose connective tissue around the uterus.
Your answer:
True
False
- The chorion is the innermost fetal membrane.
Your answer:
True
False
- Toxemia of pregnancy is called eclampsia.
Your answer:
True
False
- The gland that helps regulate homeostasis of calcium is
Your answer:
suprarenal
parathyroid
thyroid
pineal
adrenal
- The combining form somat/o means
Your answer:
body
mouth
stomach
some
hormone
- Insulin is produced by the
Your answer:
thyroid gland
pineal gland
pancreas
kidneys
pituitary cland
- Increased secretion of urine is
Your answer:
polydipsia
anuria
glycosuria
hyperuricemia
diuresis
- The "master gland" that regulates other glands and many body activities is the
Your answer:
thyroid
pineal
pituitary
parathyroid
adrenal
- The endocrine gland that secretes hormones to regulate metabolism is
Your answer:
pineal
pancreas (islets of Langerhans)
parathyroid
adrenal
thyroid
- Epinephrine is secreted by the
Your answer:
pancreas
adrenal cortex
adenohypophysis
neurohypophysis
adrenal medulla
- The combining form for extremities is
Your answer:
adren/o
calc/o
gonad/o
acr/o
phys/o
- The suffix -crine means
Your answer:
stimulate
thirst
hidden
secrete
hormone
- A disorder caused by hyposecretion from the thyroid gland is
Your answer:
goiter
myxedema
osteoporosis
Grave's disease
tetany
- The term for abnormal hairiness is
Your answer:
virilism
hirsutism
diuresis
cretinism
tetany
- Exophthalmos is a disorder caused by hypersecretion from the
Your answer:
pineal gland
thyroid gland
pancreas
gonads
parathyroid gland
- Hypoparathyroidism can cause
Your answer:
osteoporosis
cretinism
dwarfism
tetany
toxic goiter
- A hormone which promotes reabsorption of water in the kidneys is
Your answer:
insulin
thyroxine
epinephrine
calcitonin
vasopressin
- Diabetes mellitus is a disorder caused by malfunction of the
Your answer:
parathyroid glands
adrenal glands
pancreas
pineal glands
thyroid gland
- The suffix that means thirst is
Your answer:
-dipsia
-physis
-crine
-ptysis
-phagia
- Medications to lower cholesterol levels in the bloodstream are called
Your answer:
anticoagulants
corticosteroids
oral hypoglycemics
antihyperlipidemics
antipyretics
- Most hormones are inactivated or excreted by
Your answer:
pituitary glands
lymph nodes
pancreas and adrenals
liver and kidneys
endocrine and exocrine glands
- The state of equilibruim in the internal environment of the body is called
Your answer:
cretinism
homeostasis
glycogenesis
hirsutism
metabolism
- All of the following are true regarding the pituitary gland EXCEPT
Your answer:
it is also known as the hypophysis
it is sometimes called the "master gland"
it is located in the base of the brain
it regulates metabolism and energy levels
it stimulates other glands to secrete their specific hormones
- All of the following are functions of parathormone (PTH) EXCEPT
Your answer:
it raises blood pressure
it stimulates the reabsorption of calcium
it stimulates the reabsorption of phosphate
it stimulates the conservation fo calcium by the kidneys
it stimulates the absorption of calcium by the intestines
- Which of the following regulates metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?
Your answer:
aldosterone
glucocorticoids (cortisol)
norepinephrine
noradrenaline
adrenaline
- Which of the following decreases the reabsorption of calcium and phosphate from bones to blood?
Your answer:
thyroxine
triiodothyronine
calcitonin
cortisol
aldosterone
- The hormone responsible for lowering blood sugar by promoting the movement of glucose to body cells is
Your answer:
glucagon
cortisol
aldosterone
insulin
androgen
- A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla is
Your answer:
glucagon
insulin
aldosterone
cortisol
epinephrine
- Which of the following statements regarding T3 and T4 is FALSE?
Your answer:
they are produced by the thyroid gland
they regulate metabolism
they increase the rate of oxygen consumption
they work with the growth hormone (GH)
they increase the flow of urine
- The hormone responsible for increasing blood sugar by stimulating the liver to convert glycogen to glucose is
Your answer:
insulin
cortisol
aldosterone
glucagon
thyroxine
- The parathyroid glands are located
Your answer:
on the superior surface of the thyroid gland
on the inferior surface of the thyroid gland
on the posterior surface of the thyroid gland
embedded within the thyroid gland
on the anterior surface of the thyroid gland
- The three target organs for PTH are
Your answer:
bones, intestines, and liver
bones, intestines, and kidneys
bones, liver, and thyroid
intestines, kidneys, and liver
intestines, kidneys, and thyroid
- The term that means increased excretion of urine is
Your answer:
hirsutism
insulin
virile
pheochromocytoma
diuresis
- The term that means having characteristies of an adult male, masculine
Your answer:
hypercalcemia
hyponatremia
virile
pheochromocytomy
hirsutism
- The hormone produced by B-cells (beta cells) of the pancreas is
Your answer:
hirustism
hypercalcemia
hyponatremia
insulin
pheochromocytoma
- The term that means excessive amounts of calcium in the blood is
Your answer:
hypercalcemia
hyponatremia
hirsutism
pheochromocytoma
insulin
- A small chromaffin cell tumor, usually located in the adrenal medula is
Your answer:
diuresis
hirsutism
pheochromocytoma
hyponatremia
hypercalcemia
- An abnormal harriness, especially in women is
Your answer:
hypercalcemia
hyponatremia
pheochromocytoma
hirsutism
obesity
- The term that means excessive accumulation of fat in the body
Your answer:
hirsutism
hypercalcemia
hyponatremia
insulin
obesity
- The term that mean slow sodium in the blood
Your answer:
hyponatremia
hypercalcemia
hirsutism
obesity
pheochromocytoma
- The chemicals released by the endocrine glands are called neurotransmitters.
Your answer:
True
False
- Most hormones are inactivated or excreted by the liver and kidneys.
Your answer:
True
False
- Androgens are produced by the adrenal cortex.
Your answer:
True
False
- Glucocorticoids influence sexual characteristics.
Your answer:
True
False
- Mineralocorticoids help regulate electrolytes.
Your answer:
True
False
- Histologically the adrenal cortex is divided into three zones, each zone secreting a different group of hormones.
Your answer:
True
False
- Hypothyroidism that develops during adulthood is known as cretinism.
Your answer:
True
False
- Hypersecretion or hyposecretion of growth hormone (GH) leads to body size abnormalities.
Your answer:
True
False
- A method for treating hyperthyroidism is to administer a sufficient amount of radioactive iodine to destroy the thyroid secretory cells.
Your answer:
True
False
- Decreased calcium in the blood can result in muscle twitches and spasms, causing a condition called tetany.
Your answer:
True
False