Med Term- Module 10

Question 1

bulbourethral glands/Cowper glands

Answer 1

pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra

Question 2

ejaculation

Answer 2

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

Question 3

ejaculatory duct

Answer 3

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Question 4

epididymis

Answer 4

one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis

Question 5

erectile dysfunction

Answer 5

inability of an adult male to achieve an erection

Question 6

flagellum

Answer 6

hairlike projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

Question 7

fraternal twins

Answer 7

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

Question 8

glans penis

Answer 8

sensitive tip of the penis

Question 9

identical twins

Answer 9

two twins resulting from the division of one fertilized egg cell

Question 10

interstitial cells of the testis

Answer 10

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

Question 11

parenchyma

Answer 11

essential distinctive cells of an organ

Question 12

perineum

Answer 12

the external region between the anus and scrotum in the male

Question 13

prepuce

Answer 13

foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

Question 14

prostate gland

Answer 14

exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder

Question 15

scrotum

Answer 15

external sac that holds the testes

Question 16

semen

Answer 16

spermatozoa and seminary fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

Question 17

seminal vesicle

Answer 17

paired sac like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into thee vas deferens

Question 18

seminiferous tubules

Answer 18

narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

Question 19

spermatozoon

Answer 19

sperm cell

Question 20

sterilization

Answer 20

a procedure that removes a persons ability to produce or release reproductive cells

Question 21

stroma

Answer 21

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

Question 22

testis, testes

Answer 22

male gonad that produces spermatozoa and testosterone

Question 23

testosterone

Answer 23

hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes

Question 24

vas deferens

Answer 24

narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra

Question 25

andr/o

Answer 25

malre

Question 26

andr/o

Answer 26

male

Question 27

balan/o

Answer 27

glans penis

Question 28

cry/o

Answer 28

cold

Question 29

crypt/o

Answer 29

hidden

Question 30

epididym/o

Answer 30

epididymis

Question 31

gon/o

Answer 31

seed

Question 32

hydr/o

Answer 32

water, fluid

Question 33

orch/o

Answer 33

testis, testicle

Question 34

prostat/o

Answer 34

prostate

Question 35

semin/i

Answer 35

semen, seed

Question 36

sperm/o, spermat/o

Answer 36

semen

Question 37

terat/o

Answer 37

monster

Question 38

test/o

Answer 38

testis, testicle

Question 39

varic/o

Answer 39

varicose veins

Question 40

vas/o

Answer 40

vessel, duct

Question 41

zo/o

Answer 41

animal

Question 42

-genesis

Answer 42

formation

Question 43

-one

Answer 43

hormone

Question 44

-pexy

Answer 44

fixation

Question 45

-stomy

Answer 45

new opening

Question 46

carcinoma of the prostate

Answer 46

malignant tumor of the prostate gland

Question 47

carcinoma of the testes

Answer 47

malignant tumor of the testicles

Question 48

chlamydial infection

Answer 48

bacterial infection of the urethra and reproductive tract

Question 49

cryptorchism

Answer 49

undescended testicles

Question 50

gonorrhea

Answer 50

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

Question 51

herpes genitalis

Answer 51

infection of skin and genital mucosa

Question 52

hydrocele

Answer 52

sac of clear fluid in the scrotum

Question 53

hypospadias

Answer 53

congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis

Question 54

prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 54

benign growth of cells within the prostate gland

Question 55

phimosis

Answer 55

narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

Question 56

syphilis

Answer 56

chronic STI caused by a spirochete

Question 57

testicular torsion

Answer 57

twisting of the spermatic cord

Question 58

varicocele

Answer 58

enlarged dilated veins near the testicle

Question 59

castration

Answer 59

surgical excision of testicles or ovaries

Question 60

circumcision

Answer 60

surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis

Question 61

DRE

Answer 61

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

Question 62

PSA test

Answer 62

measurement or levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood

Question 63

semen analysis

Answer 63

microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid

Question 64

TURP

Answer 64

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

Question 65

vasectomy

Answer 65

bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens