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The combining form colp/o is defined as


A) vagina
B) uterus
C) ovary
D) cul-de-sac

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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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

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The ovaries are largely made up of


A) graafian follicles
B) fimbriae
C) immature ova
D) corpus

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Uterine artery embolization is used to treat


A) vesicovaginal fistula
B) fibroids of the uterus
C) cancer of the uterus
D) abnormal uterine bleeding

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The term that means blood in the uterine tubes is


A) hydrosalpinx
B) salpingocele
C) pyosalpinx
D) hematosalpinx

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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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

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The rounded upper portion of the uterus is the


A) corpus
B) fundus
C) cervix
D) Douglas cul-de-sac

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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An abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina is called


A) prolapsed uterus
B) pelvic inflammatory disease
C) vesicovaginal fistula
D) adenomyosis

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The beginning of menstruation is called


A) menopause
B) oligomenorrhea
C) menarche
D) premenstrual syndrome

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Surgical removal of the cone-shaped area of the cervix is called


A) endometrial ablation
B) dilation and curettage
C) conization
D) myomectomy

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The term perineorrhaphy is defined as a(n)


A) suturing of (a tear in) the vulva
B) excision of the vulva
C) suturing of (a tear in) the perineum
D) suturing of the vagina

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The combining form men/o is defined as


A) last, ending
B) menstruation
C) first, beginning
D) regular

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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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

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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An instrument used to open a body cavity for visual inspection is a


A) fistula
B) speculum
C) culdoscope
D) pelvimeter

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Colpoplasty is a surgical


A) repair of the uterus
B) repair of the vagina
C) repair of the breast
D) fixation of the uterus

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The suffix -salpinx is defined as


A) absence of a normal body opening
B) uterus
C) ovaries
D) uterine tube

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Suturing of the vagina (wall of the vagina) is called


A) colporrhaphy
B) episiorrhaphy
C) colpoplasty
D) episioperineorrhaphy

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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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

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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The term that means inflammation of the vagina is


A) colpitis
B) cervicitis
C) perimetritis
D) salpingitis

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The combining form salping/o means


A) cervix
B) vagina
C) breast
D) uterine tube

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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