CH 9

Question 1

bulbourethral gland

Answer 1

pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. secrete fluid into urethra

Question 2

cowper gland

Answer 2

bulbourethral glands

Question 3

ejaculation

Answer 3

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

Question 4

ejaculatory duct

Answer 4

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Question 5

epididymis, epididymides

Answer 5

one of a pair of long tightly coiled tubes above each testis. stores and carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens

Question 6

erectile dysfunction

Answer 6

inability of an adult male to achieve erection; impotence

Question 7

flagellum

Answer 7

hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move)

Question 8

fraternal twins

Answer 8

two infants resulting from fertilization of two separate ova by two separate sperm cells

Question 9

glans penis

Answer 9

sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to the clitoris in the female

Question 10

identical twins

Answer 10

two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg. conjoined twins are incompletely separated identical twins

Question 11

impotence

Answer 11

inability of an adult male to achieve erection

Question 12

interstitial cells of the testis

Answer 12

specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes

Question 13

parenchyma

Answer 13

essential distinctive cells of an organ. they produce sperm

Question 14

perineum

Answer 14

external region between anus and scrotum in the male

Question 15

prepuce

Answer 15

forskin

Question 16

prostate gland

Answer 16

exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder

Question 17

scrotum

Answer 17

external sac that contains the testes

Question 18

semen

Answer 18

sperm cells and seminal fluid, discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

Question 19

seminal vesicle

Answer 19

paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens

Question 20

seminiferous tubules

Answer 20

narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

Question 21

spermatozoon, spermatozoa

Answer 21

sperm cells

Question 22

sterilization

Answer 22

procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells; removal of testicles, vasectomy, and oophorectomy are sterilization procedures

Question 23

stromal tissue

Answer 23

supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma, also called stroma

Question 24

testis, testes

Answer 24

male gonad that produces sperm

Question 25

testosterone

Answer 25

hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics

Question 26

vas deferens

Answer 26

narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra also called ductus deferens

Question 27

andr/o

Answer 27

male

Question 28

balan/o

Answer 28

glans penis

Question 29

cry/o

Answer 29

cold

Question 30

crypt/o

Answer 30

hidden

Question 31

epididym/o

Answer 31

epididymis

Question 32

gon/o

Answer 32

seed

Question 33

hydr/o

Answer 33

water, fluid

Question 34

orch/o

Answer 34

testis, testicle

Question 35

orchi/o

Answer 35

testis, testicle

Question 36

orchid/o

Answer 36

testis, testicle

Question 37

prostat/o

Answer 37

prostate gland

Question 38

semin/i

Answer 38

semen, seed

Question 39

sperm/o spermat/o

Answer 39

spermatozoa, semen

Question 40

terat/o

Answer 40

monster

Question 41

test/o

Answer 41

testis, testicle

Question 42

varic/o

Answer 42

varicose veins

Question 43

vas/o

Answer 43

vessel, duct; vas deferens

Question 44

zo/o

Answer 44

animal life

Question 45

-genesis

Answer 45

formation

Question 46

-one

Answer 46

hormone

Question 47

-pexy

Answer 47

fixation, put in place

Question 48

-stomy

Answer 48

new opening

Question 49

carcinoma of the prostate

Answer 49

malignant tumor of the prostate

Question 50

carcinoma of the testes

Answer 50

malignant tumor of the testicles

Question 51

chlamydial infection

Answer 51

bacterial infection of the urethra and reproductive tract

Question 52

cryptorchism; cryptorchidism

Answer 52

undescended testicles

Question 53

gonorrhea

Answer 53

sexually transmitted disease; disease marked by gonococci and urethral discharge

Question 54

herpes genitalis

Answer 54

infection of skin and genital mucosa, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV)

Question 55

hydrocele

Answer 55

hernia (sac) of fluid in scrotal area

Question 56

hypospadias; hypospadia

Answer 56

congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of at its tip

Question 57

phimosis

Answer 57

narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

Question 58

syphilis

Answer 58

chronic STI caused by a spirochete

Question 59

testicular torsion

Answer 59

twisting of the spermatic cord

Question 60

varicocele

Answer 60

hernia (collection) of swollen, twisted veins above the testes

Question 61

castration

Answer 61

surgical excision of testicles or ovaries

Question 62

circumcision

Answer 62

surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis

Question 63

digital rectal examination (DRE)

Answer 63

finger palpation through the anal canal and rectum to examine the prostate gland

Question 64

PSA test

Answer 64

measurement of levels of prostate specific antigen in the blood

Question 65

semen analysis

Answer 65

microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid

Question 66

transurethral resection of the prostrate (TURP)

Answer 66

removal of portions of prostate gland through the urethra

Question 67

vasectomy