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Path Ch 11
Pathology Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the reproductive system do? | collection of internal and external organs that work together for the purpose of procreating |
| primary male sex hormone. | testosterone |
| primary female sex hormone. | estrogen |
| male germ cell. | spermatozoa |
| severing the vas deferens for male sterility. | vascectomy |
| transurethral resection of the prostate, to treat enlargement of the prostate | TURP |
| the removal of the uterus, female sterility. | hysterectomy |
| onset of menstruation. | menarche |
| the regular flow of blood, mucus, and endometrium. | menstration |
| STD caused by the bacterium _________________. | treponema pallidum |
| what is syphilis transmitted by | Transmitted by contact with blood/sores, during birth. |
| most common STD’s, caused by bacterial infection | gonorrhea |
| who is gonorrhea most common in | men |
| Enlargement of the prostate gland in common in men 60+. | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| Second most common malignancy in men. | prostate carcinoma |
| twisting of the gonad on its pedicle | testicular torison |
| Inflammation of the pelvic reproduction organs usually the result of venereal disease | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| Most common type of germ cell tumor, contains skin, hair, teeth, and fatty elements | dermoid cyst |
| most common invasive gynecologic neoplasm | endometrial carcinoma |
| The presence of normal-appearing endometrium in a site other than their normal location inside the uterus | endometriosis |
| 3rd most common form of cancer in women. | carcinoma of the cervix |
| follicular cysts | Unruptured enlarged follicles. |
| corpus luteum | Occur after continued hemorrhage or lac of resolution of the corpus luteum |
| Multiple ovarian cysts, may interfere with the physiology of the ovary | PCOS |
| 95 % of ectopic pregnancies happen in the | fallopian tubes |
| responsible for up to ¼ of maternal deaths | ectopic pregnancy |
| results from abnormal fertilization, absence of the female chromosome | hydatidiform mole |
| abnormal placenta cells, that develop into fast-growing form of cancer in the uterus | choriocarcinomas |
| Benign hydatidiform mole to more malignant and frequently metastatic choriocarcinoma. | trophoblastic disease |
| most common genital disorder found in young women | ovarian cysts |
| most common malignancy among women age 44-50 | breast cancer |
| fibroadenoma | most common breast lumps, firm, smooth, well defined mass in breast |