Exam 11: Diseases and Disorders of the Reproductive System

Which of the following male reproductive diseases may be caused by psychological or physical factors?

At about age 12, the first menstrual period, called _____, arrives.

_____ are often felt during breast examinations.

_____ is not a disease but a failure of the testes to descend from the abdominal cavity to the scrotum.

_____ is bulging of the front wall of the rectum into the vagina.

_____ is a group of symptoms that start one week before menstruation and cease with the onset of menses.

There are no known risk factors for developing breast cysts.

One of the reasons for gestational diabetes is that the placenta normally inactivates insulin.

Women are encouraged to get an ovarian cancer screening test prior to their first pregnancy.

As a woman ages, the ovaries produce less _____, causing cessation of ovulation and menstruation.

_____ cancer is the most common cancer in men 20-35 years old.

Untreated _____ puts the fetus at risk of premature delivery and respiratory distress syndrome, excessive birth weight, hypoglycemia, and jaundice.

The loose skin covering the penis continues over the glans penis to form the _____ or foreskin.

The reproductive cycle averages 1 month and includes the ovarian cycle and menstrual cycle.

Risk factors for _____ include eating disorders, athletic training, and a family history.

_____ are benign neoplastic growths on the epidermis of the genitals.

The _____ is the narrow portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina.

One of the risk factors for ovarian cancer is never having given birth.

_____ is one of the most common gynecologic complaints, affecting over 30% of all premenopausal women.

It is estimated that up to _____ of all fertilized ova die and are spontaneously aborted, usually before the woman knows she is pregnant.