CH 23 Vocab

Question 1

When the male gamete unites with the female gamete

Answer 1

Fertilization

Question 2

Testes in males and ovaries in females

Answer 2

Gonads

Question 3

Specialized branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the female reproductive system

Answer 3

Gynecology

Question 4

Branch of medicine that deals with male disorders

Answer 4

Andrology

Question 5

Condition in which the testes do not descend into the scrotum

Answer 5

Cryptorchidism

Question 6

Surgical procedure in which part or entire prepuce is removed

Answer 6

Circumcision

Question 7

Consistent inability of an adult male to ejaculate or attain/hold an erection long enough for sexual intercourse

Answer 7

ED

Question 8

A fluid-filled sac in or on an ovary

Answer 8

Ovarian cyst

Question 9

Surgical removal of the uterus

Answer 9

Hysterectomy

Question 10

A small incision made in the perineal skin and underlying tissues just prior to delivery

Answer 10

Episiotomy

Question 11

Most common cause of breast lumps in females

Answer 11

Fibrocystic disease

Question 12

The most common cancer and one of the most curable in males 20-35

Answer 12

Testicular cancer

Question 13

The prostate becomes swollen and tender

Answer 13

Acute prostatitis

Question 14

One of the most common chronic infections in men of the middle and later years; prostate feels enlarged soft very tender

Answer 14

Chronic prostatitis

Question 15

The leading cause of death from cancer in men in the U.S.

Answer 15

Prostate cancer

Question 16

A physician palpates the prostate through the rectum with the fingers

Answer 16

Digital rectum exam

Question 17

A cyclical disorder of severe physical and emotional distress

Answer 17

Premenstrual syndrome

Question 18

Characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus

Answer 18

Endometriosis

Question 19

The second-leading cause of female deaths from cancer; 1 in 8 women

Answer 19

Breast cancer

Question 20

A type of radiography using very sensitive X-ray film

Answer 20

Mammography

Question 21

The image of the breast

Answer 21

Mammogram

Question 22

Organisms produce offspring by making germ cells

Answer 22

Gametes