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MULTIPLE CHOICE
9. The pelvic floor in both the male and female is called the
a. perineum
b. vulva
c. genital
d. inguinal region
ANS: A REF: 296 OBJ: 1 TOP: Anatomy
10. The two pairs of lips that surround the vagina are the
a. Bartholin glands
b. vulva
c. clitoris
d. hymen
ANS: B REF: 296 OBJ: 1 TOP: Anatomy
14. The pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of and just above the vaginal
opening are the
a. external genitals
b. fimbriae
c. Bartholin glands
d. rectouterine pouch
ANS: C REF: 295 OBJ: 1 TOP: Anatomy
23. A word part that means absence of a normal body opening, occlusion, or closure is
a. cervic/o
b. -salpinx
c. -atresia
d. trache/o
ANS: C REF: 299 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
28. The term for inflammation of the inner (lining) of the uterus is
a. endometritis
b. myometritis
c. vaginitis
d. perimetritis
ANS: A REF: 300 OBJ: 3
TOP: Disease and Disorder Terms Built from Word Parts
32. An abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina is called
a. prolapsed uterus
b. pelvic inflammatory disease
c. vesicovaginal fistula
d. adenomyosis
ANS: C REF: 306 OBJ: 3
TOP: Disease and Disorder Terms Not Built from Word Parts
33. The term that means abnormal condition of growth of endometrial tissue in various areas of
the pelvic cavity is
a. adenomyosis
b. endometritis
c. myoma
d. endometriosis
ANS: D REF: 305 OBJ: 3
TOP: Disease and Disorder Terms Not Built from Word Parts
40. The term for the creation of an artificial opening in a uterine tube is
a. salpingectomy
b. salpingostomy
c. salpingocele
d. hematosalpinx
ANS: B REF: 310 OBJ: 4
TOP: Surgical Terms Built from Word Parts
41. A surgical repair of a weakened vaginal wall performed to correct a cystocele and a rectocele
is called
a. dilation and curettage
b. anterior and posterior colporrhaphy
c. myomectomy
d. episioperineoplasty
ANS: B REF: 315 OBJ: 4
TOP: Surgical Terms Not Built from Word Parts
43. Stereotactic breast biopsy is a technique that combines computer-assisted biopsy and
a. lumpectomy
b. radical mastectomy
c. mammography
d. simple mastectomy
ANS: C REF: 316 OBJ: 4
TOP: Surgical Terms Not Built from Word Parts
46. A surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the Douglas cul-de-sac (the rectouterine pouch) is
called
a. culdoscopy
b. hysterosalpingogram
c. culdocentesis
d. culdoscope
ANS: C REF: 309 OBJ: 5
TOP: Diagnostic Terms Built from Word Parts
47. The term that means a visual examination of the uterus (uterine cavity) is
a. hysteroscopy
b. Pap smear
c. sonohysterography
d. pelviscopy
ANS: A REF: 320 OBJ: 5
TOP: Diagnostic Terms Built from Word Parts
48. The term that means a visual examination of the vagina (and cervix) is
a. culdoscopy
b. colposcopy
c. pelviscopy
d. hysteroscopy
ANS: B REF: 320 OBJ: 5
TOP: Diagnostic Terms Built from Word Parts
49. Which of the following is a blood test used in the detection of ovarian cancer?
a. CA-125
b. Pap smear
c. transvaginal sonography
d. culdocentesis
ANS: A REF: 324 OBJ: 5
TOP: Diagnostic Terms Not Built from Word Parts
50. The term that means white discharge (from the vagina) is
a. oligomenorrhea
b. menorrhagia
c. leukorrhea
d. dysmenorrhea
ANS: C REF: 327 OBJ: 6
TOP: Complementary Terms Built from Word Parts
53. The study of women (a branch of medicine dealing with health and diseases of the female
reproductive system) is
a. urology
b. obstetrics
c. gynecology
d. gynecologist
ANS: C REF: 326 OBJ: 6
TOP: Complementary Terms Built from Word Parts
55. Which of the following means abnormal passageway between two organs?
a. menopause
b. fistula
c. speculum
d. dyspareunia
ANS: B REF: 329 OBJ: 6
TOP: Complementary Terms Built from Word Parts
58. The abbreviation for the term that means severe illness that might affect menstruating women
using tampons is
a. PID
b. TSS
c. HRT
d. IUD
ANS: B REF: 306 | 331 OBJ: 7 TOP: Abbreviations
60. The abbreviation for the medical term meaning inflammation of the female pelvic organs is
a. PID
b. LAVH
c. GYN
d. SHG
ANS: A REF: 306 | 331 OBJ: 7 TOP: Abbreviations
61. The physician requested an instrument to open the vagina for visual examination called a
a. hysteroscope
b. speculum
c. colposcope
d. fistula
ANS: B REF: 329 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
62. The patient is scheduled in surgery for an excision of the uterine tube or a(n)
a. hysterectomy
b. cervicectomy
c. oophorectomy
d. salpingectomy
ANS: D REF: 310 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
63. Because a cancerous lesion was revealed in a biopsy, the physician scheduled the surgical
removal of the breast or a(n)
a. mammoplasty
b. mastectomy
c. oophorectomy
d. colporrhaphy
ANS: B REF: 310 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
64. The patient was advised to conduct regular breast self-examinations and keep up with annual
mammograms after the diagnosis of a disorder characterized by benign cysts in the breast or
a. fibrocystic breast condition
b. hydrosalpinx
c. mastitis
d. breast cancer
ANS: A REF: 305 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
65. To correct the patient’s prolonged bleeding, the physician scheduled a surgery that involves
widening of the cervix and scraping of the endometrial lining of the uterus or a(n)
a. A&P repair
b. conization
c. dilation and curettage
d. cervicectomy
ANS: C REF: 315 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
66. The patient had all of the symptoms of being pregnant including absence of menstrual flow or
a. dysmenorrhea
b. amenorrhea
c. menorrhagia
d. oligomenorrhea
ANS: B REF: 300 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
67. After a difficult delivery, the woman had a surgical repair of the vulva or a(n)
a. colporrhaphy
b. episiorrhaphy
c. perineorrhaphy
d. vulvectomy
ANS: B REF: 309 OBJ: 8 TOP: Practical Application
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