COPR Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) Practice Exam

Pelvic inflammatory disease is best defined as infection of which region?

Uterus only Fallopian tubes only Ovaries only Uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, and inside the pelvis

Correct Answer:

Uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, and inside the pelvis

Explanation:

Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection of the upper female reproductive tract and surrounding pelvic tissues. It doesn’t stay in one organ—the infection usually ascends from the cervix to involve the uterus (endometritis), the fallopian tubes (salpingitis), and often the ovaries (oophoritis) with involvement of pelvic structures. Because PID typically affects multiple components of the upper genital tract and the pelvis, the most accurate description is that it involves the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and the inside of the pelvis. The other options describe infection of only a single organ, which doesn’t capture the full scope of PID.

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