Chapter 8-1: Female Reproductive System

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The female gamete is the:

a. / clitoris.
b. / ovary.
c. / ovum.
d. / uterus.

2. The term for the first menstrual period is:

a. / menses.
b. / menarche.
c. / menopause.
d. / amenorrhea.

3. The cessation of menstruation is:

a. / dysmenorrhea.
b. / amenorrhea.
c. / menarche.
d. / menopause.

4. A combining form for the organ that releases mature eggs is:

a. / oophor/o.
b. / ov/o.
c. / salping/o.
d. / hyster/o.

5. The combining form for the tubes that conduct the egg to the uterus is:

a. / colp/o.
b. / salping/o.
c. / culd/o.
d. / metri/o.

6. Mammary glands are:

a. / breasts.
b. / ovaries.
c. / Bartholin glands.
d. / mons pubis.

7. The combining form for the mammary papilla is:

a. / areol/o.
b. / thel/o.
c. / mast/o.
d. / metr/o.

8. The darker colored skin surrounding the nipple is the:

a. / perimetrium.
b. / mons pubis.
c. / papilla.
d. / areola.

9. The combining form for the glands that secrete a mucous lubricant for the vagina is:

a. / bartholin/o.
b. / colp/o.
c. / culd/o.
d. / vulv/o.

10. The fertilized egg is termed the:

a. / ovum.
b. / fetus.
c. / zygote.
d. / embryo.

11. In G3P2A1, the A refers to:

a. / abruptio placentae.
b. / deliveries.
c. / miscarriages.
d. / pregnancies.

12. In G3P2A1, the G refers to:

a. / abruptio placentae.
b. / deliveries.
c. / miscarriages.
d. / pregnancies.

13. In G3P2A1, the P refers to:

a. / abruptio placentae.
b. / deliveries.
c. / miscarriages.
d. / pregnancies.

14. A term for sexual intercourse is:

a. / conception.
b. / contraception.
c. / copulation.
d. / fertilization.

15. Which does NOT refer to pregnancy?

a. / -tocia
b. / gravid/o
c. / -cyesis
d. / gestation

16. A synonym for acromastitis is:

a. / fibrocystic disease.
b. / PMDD.
c. / DUB.
d. / thelitis.

17. Pain of the external female genitalia is:

a. / vulvitis.
b. / DUB.
c. / vulvodynia.
d. / dysmenorrhea.

18. Downward displacement of the vagina is:

a. / culdoptosis.
b. / hysteroptosis.
c. / colpopexy.
d. / vaginal prolapse.

19. A normally benign condition of the palpable presence of single or multiple cysts in the breast is:

a. / acromastitis.
b. / fibrocystic disease.
c. / mastitis.
d. / leukorrhea.

20. Bleeding not associated with menstruation is:

a. / amenorrhea.
b. / dysmenorrhea.
c. / leukorrhea
d. / DUB.

TRUE/FALSE

21. The female gamete is the ovum.

22. The female gonad is the uterus.

23. The term for a newborn is a neonate.

24. The first menstrual period is menopause.

25. Menarche is the time of the first menstrual period.

26. Menopause is the cessation of menstruation.

27. The female gonads are the ovaries.

28. Estrogen and progesterone are secreted by the pituitary gland.

29. Luteinizing hormone stimulates the follicles in the ovaries to mature the ovum.

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

31. Thel/e is a combining form for the nipple.

32. The mammary papilla is the nipple of the breast.

33. The term for the fertilized egg is the placenta.

34. The 3rd to the 8th week of life, the fertilized egg is called an embryo.

35. Another term for pregnancy is parturition.

36. The normal length of gestation is 38 weeks.

37. The zygote is the fertilized egg.

38. hCG is secreted by the zygote to allow for continued production of estrogen and progesterone.

39. The 9th week until birth, the fertilized egg is called a fetus.

40. A low-birth-weight baby weighs less than 3000 grams.

41. Cephalic version is a process of turning the baby’s head toward the cervical outlet.

42. If a woman is being considered for a VBAC, it means that she has already had at least one cesarean section.

43. An episiotomy is an incision of the vagina.

44. In GIFT, fertilization takes place in the laboratory.

45. In a tubal ligation, the goal is sterilization.

COMPLETION

46. The plural of fundus is ______.

47. The plural of cervix is ______.

47. The plural of fimbria is ______.

48. The plural of ovum is ______.

49. The plural of placenta is______.

50. The fertilized egg is the ______.

51. The measurement of the birth canal is termed ______.

52. The space between the anus and the vulva is the ______.

53. The female gamete is the ______.

54. The outer sac surrounding the fetus is the ______.