Chapter 9 Vocabs Deck 1

Question 1

Androgen

Answer 1

Male hormone that stimulates the male secondary sex characteristics such as testosterone.

Question 2

Aspermia

Answer 2

Lack of formation (fail to produce) or ejaculation of semen

Question 3

Azoospermia

Answer 3

Lack of live spermatozoa (sperm cells) in the semen.

Question 4

Balanitis

Answer 4

Inflammation of glans penis

Question 5

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Answer 5

Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland

Question 6

Bulbourethral glands

Answer 6

• Pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. They secrete fluid into the urethra.
• Also called the Cowper glands

Question 7

Carcinoma of the prostate

Answer 7

Malignant tumor of the prostate gland

Question 8

Carcinoma of the testes

Answer 8

Malignant tumor of testes

Question 9

Castration

Answer 9

Surgical removal of the testes or ovaries.

Question 10

Chancre

Answer 10

Hard ulcer or sore. Primary lesion of syphilis.

Question 11

Chlamydial Infection

Answer 11

Bacterial invasion of the urethra and reproductive tract.

Question 12

Circumcision

Answer 12

Surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce) surrounding the end of the penis

Question 13

Cyrogenic surgery

Answer 13

Use of extremely cold temperatures to freeze or destroy tissues.

Question 14

Cryptorchidism

Answer 14

Undescended testicles

Question 15

Digital Rectal Exam

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Ejaculation

Answer 16

Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

Question 17

Ejaculatory duct

Answer 17

Tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Question 18

Embryonal carcinoma

Answer 18

Malignant tumor of the testes.

Question 19

Epididymis

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Epididymitis

Answer 20

Inflammation of an epididymis

Question 21

Erectile dysfunction

Answer 21

Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence.

Question 22

Flagellum

Answer 22

Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

Question 23

Fraternal twins

Answer 23

Two infants resulting from fertilization (same pregnancy) of two separate ova by two separate sperm cells.

Question 24

Glans penis

Answer 24

Sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to the clitoris in the female.

Question 25

Gonorrhea

Answer 25

STI involving inflammation of genital tract mucous membranes and caused by gonococci (berry-shaped bacteria).

Question 26

Herpes genitals

Answer 26

STI of the skin and mucosa of the genitals caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) and marked by blisters

Question 27

Human papillomavirus

Answer 27

Infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus.

Question 28

Hydrocele

Answer 28

Hernia (sac of clear, watery fluid) within the scrotum

Question 29

Hypospadias

Answer 29

Congenital abnormality in which the opening of the male urethra is on the underside of the penis