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Which medical term means "inflammation of the middle layer of uterine muscle tissue"?


A) Chorioamnionitis
B) Endocervitis
C) Endometritis
D) Myometritis
E) Perimetritis

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Read the health record information below: PMHx: Last mammogram 6 years ago, normal. Pap smear 10 years ago: cervical intraepithelial neoplasia II treated with LEEP. Last Pap smear 5 years ago: Normal. ROS: She denies visual changes. According to the health record information, which of the following statements is NOT true?


A) Five years ago, the patient's test to detect cancer cells in the cervix was normal.
B) Her last breast exam record was normal.
C) Ten years ago the patient had an abnormal growth of cervical cells.
D) The patient's cervical condition was treated with loop electrosurgical excision procedure.
E) All of these are true.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements is true about the medical terms oophorocystectomy and ovarian cystectomy?


A) Both are diagnostic procedures.
B) Oophorocystectomy is the surgical removal of an ovary by making an incision into the bladder, while ovarian cystectomy is the surgical removal of an ovarian cyst.
C) They both mean the surgical removal of an ovarian cyst.
D) They both mean the surgical removal of an ovary by making an incision into the bladder.
E) None of these is true.

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

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What is a hernia of the uterus and prolapse into the vagina?


A) Hysteroptosis
B) Metrocolpocele
C) Rectocele
D) Urethrocele
E) Vesicovaginal fistula

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

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Translate the root lact/o.


A) Breast
B) Lactation
C) Milk
D) Pregnancy
E) Woman

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term hysterorrhexis?


A) hystero (uterus) + rrhexis (fixation) = surgical fixation of the uterus
B) hystero (uterus) + rrhexis (flow) = discharge from the uterus
C) hystero (uterus) + rrhexis (puncture) = puncture of the uterus
D) hystero (uterus) + rrhexis (rupture) = rupture of the uterus
E) hystero (uterus) + rrhexis (suture) = suture of the uterus

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

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the medical term teratoma?


A) It breaks into terat (monster) + oma (tumor) .
B) It derives its name from the contents of the cyst.
C) It is also called a dermoid cyst.
D) It is an ovarian cyst containing skin and sometimes hair, teeth, bone, or cartilage.
E) All of these are true statements.

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Which root comes from a Latin word that means "offspring" and in current medical usage refers to an unborn child after the eighth week of pregnancy?


A) embry/o
B) fet/o
C) nat/o
D) part/o
E) toc/o

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Read the health record information below: Assessment Given her preliminary endometrial biopsy results, Mrs. Pecos's metromenorrhagia is due to endometrial hyperplasia. We will send the tissue sample to pathology to confirm the finding of atypia, but it is likely that she also has myoinvasive endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Which of the following statements is true, given the health record information?


A) Mrs. Pecos has an abnormal growth of cervical cells and that is causing the inflammation in her cervix.
B) Mrs. Pecos has pain in her uterus, probably due to cancer in her uterine muscles.
C) Mrs. Pecos is experiencing excessive menstrual bleeding at irregular intervals, probably due to an overformation of the inner layer of her uterine tissue.
D) Mrs. Pecos is experiencing painful menstruation, probably because her cycles are irregular.
E) None of these.

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

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Read this excerpt from a patient's health record: Preoperative Diagnosis: 1) Abruptio placentae 2) Chorioamnionitis 3) Fetal distress Which of the following statements is NOT a correct interpretation of this information?


A) The chorion and amnion are both inflamed.
B) The patient has a condition where the placenta has become separated from the uterine wall.
C) The patient is pregnant.
D) The patient needed to undergo surgery because the placenta is attached to the uterus near the cervix.
E) The unborn child is in distress.

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

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term hypermastia?


A) hyper (under) + mast (menstruation) + ia (condition) = light menstrual flow
B) hyper (over) + mast (breast) + ia (condition) = excessively large breasts (can also refer to an abnormal number of breasts)
C) hyper (over) + mast (menstruation) + ia (condition) = excessive menstrual flow
D) hyper (under) + mast (breast) + ia (condition) = excessively small breasts (can also refer to an abnormal number of breasts)
E) None of these

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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The outer layer of the uterus (the tissue outside the uterus) is called the:


A) endometrium.
B) hysterocele.
C) myometrium.
D) perimetrium.
E) speculum.

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

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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term hysterosalpingectomy into its component parts?


A) hysterosalping/ectomy
B) hystero/salpingectomy
C) hystero/salping/ectomy
D) hyst/ero/salping/ectomy
E) hyst/ero/salping/ec/tomy

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

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What is a hernia or prolapse of the urethra into the vagina?


A) Hysteroptosis
B) Metrocolpocele
C) Rectocele
D) Urethrocele
E) Vesicovaginal fistula

F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

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Which medical term means "suture of the tissue on the outside of the uterus/the outer layer of the uterus"?


A) Amniocentesis
B) Colpopexy
C) Episiotomy
D) Myomectomy
E) Perineorrhaphy

F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

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Read the health record excerpt below: Endometrial Bx: Hyperplasia with atypia. According to the excerpt, what kind of diagnostic procedure did the patient undergo?


A) A record of a breast exam
B) A test used to detect cancer cells, most commonly in the cervix
C) An imaging procedure using sound waves emitted from a device inserted in the vagina
D) An instrument used to examine the vagina
E) The removal of a sample of the inner layer of the uterine tissue in order to examine it

F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term mammoplasty?


A) mammo (breast) + plasty (incision) = incision into a breast
B) mammo (breast) + plasty (puncture) = puncture of a breast
C) mammo (breast) + plasty (reconstruction) = surgical reconstruction of a breast
D) mammo (breast) + plasty (removal) = surgical removal of a breast
E) mammo (breast) + plasty (suture) = suture of a breast

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which root is used for the external genital organs of a female?


A) cervic/o
B) chori/o
C) men/o
D) perine/o
E) vulv/o

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term vaginomycosis?


A) vagino (vagina) + myc (fungus) + osis (condition) = fungal condition of the vagina
B) vagino (vagina) + myc (fungus) + osis (inflammation) = inflammation of the vagina caused by fungus
C) vagino (vagina) + myc (muscle) + osis (condition) = condition of the vaginal muscles
D) vagino (vagina) + myc (muscle) + osis (inflammation) = inflammation of the vaginal muscles
E) None of these

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

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Which root comes from the Greek for "month" and refers to the standard 28-day recurrence of menstrual cycles?


A) colp/o
B) hyster/o
C) men/o
D) ovari/o
E) part/o

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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