Activity 12-4: chapter 12 review questions

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Pap test

Cytological study of tissue to detect cancer cells

Hysterosalpingography

Radiography of thee uterus and oviducts after injection of a contrast medium

Amniocentesis

Puncture of the amniotic sac to remove amniotic fluid for biochemical cytological

Antifungals

Drugs used to treat vaginal yeast infections

Colpoclesis

Surgical closure of the vaginal canal

D&C

Procedure that widens the cervical canal with a dilator and scrapes the uterine endometrium with a curet

TAH

Excision of the uterus, including the cervix, through an abdominal incision

Tubal ligation

Tying uterine tubes to prevent pregnancy

OCP's

Birth control pills

Laparoscopy

Examination of the abdominal cavity using an endoscope

Episiotomy

Incision of the perineum to facilitate childbirth

PID

Inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, anf adjacent pelvic structures

Chorionic villus sampling

Test to detect chromosomal abnormalities that can be done earlier than amniocentesis

Estrogens

Hormone replacement to reproduce adverse symptoms of menopause

Oxytocins

Agents used to induce labor and rid the uterus of an unexpelled placenta or a fetus that has died

Cryocautery

Freezing tissue to destroy cells

IUD

Birth control method in which an object is placed inside the uterus

Cordocentesis

Sampling of fetal blood drawn from the umbilical vein

Lumpectomy

Excision of a small primary breast tumor

Prostaglandins

Agents used to terminate pregnancy

Explanation:

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