Chapter 9

Question 1

pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra

Answer 1

bulbourethral glands

Question 2

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

Answer 2

ejaculation

Question 3

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Answer 3

ejaculatory duct

Question 4

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

Answer 4

epididymis

Question 5

inability of an adult male to achieve an erection

Answer 5

erectile dysfunction

Question 6

hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes in motile

Answer 6

flagellum

Question 7

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

Answer 7

fraternal twins

Question 8

sensitive tip of the penis

Answer 8

glans penis

Question 9

two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos

Answer 9

identical twins

Question 10

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

Answer 10

interstitial cells of the testes

Question 11

essential distinctive cells of an organ

Answer 11

parenchymal tissue

Question 12

male external organ of reproduction

Answer 12

penis

Question 13

external region between the anus and scrotum in a male

Answer 13

perineum

Question 14

foreskin

Answer 14

prepuce

Question 15

exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder

Answer 15

prostate gland

Question 16

external sac that contains the testes

Answer 16

scrotum

Question 17

spermatozoa and seminal fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

Answer 17

semen

Question 18

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

Answer 18

seminal vesicles

Question 19

narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

Answer 19

seminiferous tubules

Question 20

sperm cell

Answer 20

spermatozoon

Question 21

procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells

Answer 21

sterilization

Question 22

male gonad that produces sperm and the hormone testosterone

Answer 22

testis

Question 23

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

Answer 23

stromal tissue

Question 24

hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes

Answer 24

testosterone

Question 25

narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra

Answer 25

vas deferens

Question 26

Malignant tumor of the testes

Answer 26

testicular cancer

Question 27

undescended testicles

Answer 27

cryptorchidism

Question 28

sac of clear fluid in the scrotum

Answer 28

hydrocele

Question 29

twisting of the spermatic cord

Answer 29

testicular torsion

Question 30

enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle

Answer 30

varicocele

Question 31

benign growth of cells within the prostate gland

Answer 31

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 32

malignant tumor of the prostate gland

Answer 32

prostate cancer

Question 33

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

Answer 33

hypospadias

Question 34

narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

Answer 34

phimosis

Question 35

bacterial infection of the urethra and reproductive tract

Answer 35

chlamydial infection

Question 36

inflammation of the genital tract mucosa, caused by infection with gonococci

Answer 36

gonorrhea

Question 37

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

Answer 37

herpes genitalis

Question 38

infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region

Answer 38

HPV

Question 39

chronic STI caused by a spirochete

Answer 39

syphilis

Question 40

bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vast deferens

Answer 40

vasectomy

Question 41

excision of benign prostatic using a resectoscope through the urethra

Answer 41

transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

Question 42

removal of tissue to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia using a green light laser

Answer 42

photoselective vaporization of the prostate (GreenLight PVP)

Question 43

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

Answer 43

digital rectal exam (DRE)

Question 44

surgical procedure to remove the prepice of the penis

Answer 44

circumcision

Question 45

surgical excision of testicles or ovaries

Answer 45

castration

Question 46

microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid

Answer 46

semen analysis

Question 47

measurement of levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood

Answer 47

PSA test

Question 48

BPH

Answer 48

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 49

DRE

Answer 49

digital rectal exam

Question 50

ED

Answer 50

erectile disfunction

Question 51

GU

Answer 51

genitourinary

Question 52

HPV

Answer 52

human papillomavirus

Question 53

HSV

Answer 53

herpes simplex virus

Question 54

PID

Answer 54

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 55

PSA

Answer 55

prostate-specific antigen

Question 56

STD

Answer 56

sexually transmitted disease

Question 57

STI

Answer 57

sexually transmitted infection

Question 58

RPR (use)

Answer 58

test for syphilis

Question 59

TURP

Answer 59

transurethral resection of the prostate