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Activity 2 Finals Histo Lab - EDLAY2A
Activity 2 Finals Histo Lab - EDLAY2A
Activity 2 Finals Histo Lab - EDLAY2A
General Instructions: Choose the letter of the correct answer and also provide an explanation to
justify your answer. Please cite your references. Please avoid copy pasting your explanations
from the internet as it will be only a guide in justifying your answer. Try to construct your own
sentences.
1. A 33-year-old woman with an average menstrual cycle of 28 days comes in for a routine
Pap smear. It has been 35 days since the start of her last menstrual period, and a
vaginal smear reveals clumps of basophilic cells. As her physician you suspect which of
the following?
ANSWER:
D. Since there is a delay in her menstruation and the presence of basophilic cells
in a vaginal smear are evident, then the patient is probably pregnant. Having basophilic
cells in a vaginal smear with the pap-staining method means both progesterone and
estrogen are present. In that case, there will be detectable levels of human chorionic
gonadotropin in her serum and urine because hCG is a hormone that supports the
normal development of an egg in a woman’s ovary. It is produced by the cells that
surrounds a growing embryo.
ANSWER:
B. The patient suffered pain in her lower right side and is suspected having
ectopic pregnancy. The region where the surgeon removed the inflamed right uterine
tube that contains the implanted tissue is in the ampulla region with highly folded
mucosa. The ampulla region is where fertilization and early cleavage of the fertilized
ovum normally occurs and is most often the site for ectopic implantation.
3. A 42-year-old woman visits her physician complaining of recurrent vaginal yeast
infections. The doctor explains the likelihood that the woman’s vaginal lining is
temporarily out of proper acid-base balance, leading to the increased susceptibility to
yeast infections. The normally low pH in the vagina is maintained by which of the
following?
a. A proton pump in the epithelial cells similar to that in osteoclasts and parietal
cells
b. Secretions derived from intracellular carbonic acid
c. Secretion of lactic acid by cells of the stratified squamous epithelium
d. Bacterial metabolism of glycogen to produce an organic acid
e. Synthesis and accumulation of acid hydrolases in the epithelium
ANSWER:
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