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What is the primary male sex hormone?

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testosterone

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What is the primary male sex organ?

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testis/testes

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what is orch/o, orch/i, orchid/o?

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testis/testes

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What do the testes produce?

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testosterone and spermatoza

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What are “paired,” oval-shaped and enclosed in the scrotum?

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testis/testes

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What are about 900 coiled tubes within the testes where spermatogenesis occurs?

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seminiferous tubules

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What is spermatozoa?

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sperm (in semen)

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What is sperm/o? Spermat/o?

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sperm

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What is a microscopic male germ cell that produces a zygote (fertilized egg) when combined with an ovum?

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sperm

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What does a sperm plus an ovum create?

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A fertilized egg called a zygote

(a gamete is unfertilized)

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What does a zygote become?

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An embryo

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And/o

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male

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What is the principal male sex hormone that stimulates the dev of male reproductive organs and secondary sex characteristics such as facial hair?

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testosterone

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What is the epididymis?
(epididym/o)

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coiled tube attached to each testis that provides storage, transit, and maturation of sperm

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What is the vas deferens (vas/o)?

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duct/tube that carries sperm from epididymis to urethra

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What are the seminal vesicles? (vesicul/o)

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2 accessory glands located posterior to the base of the bladder that open into vas deferens; secrete a thick fluid that forms part of semen

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What is the prostate gland? (prostat/o)

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walnut-shaped gland that encircles proximal section of the urethra. prostate gland secretes fluid that aids in movement of sperm & ejaculation.

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What is the semen?

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semen is composed of sperm, seminal fluids, other secretions

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What is the scrotum?

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sac containing testes and corresponding epididymis, from which each vas deferens begins; scrotum is suspended on both sides of and posterior to penis.

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What is the male organ of urine and coitus?

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penis

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What is the glans penis? (balan/o)

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enlarged tip on the end of penis (head of penis)

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prostatolith

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stones in the prostate gland

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balanitis

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inflammation in the glans penis (head of penis)

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orchitis

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inflammation of the testes

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prostatovesiculitis
inflammation of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles
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prostatocystitis
inflammation of the prostate and bladder
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orchiepididymitis
inflammation of the testis and the epididymitis
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prostatorrhea
abnormal discharge from prostate gland
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prostatic hyperplasia (benign)
excessive development in prostate gland that causes narrowing of urethra, which interferes with urine passage; symptoms incl: freq. of urination, nocturia, urinary retention, incomplete emptying of ballder
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andropathy
disease specific to males only
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anorchism
state of absence of testes (one or both)
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balanorrhea
discharge from the glans penis (head of penis)
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priapism
persistent abnormal erection
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hydrocele
fluid filled sac around the testicle, causes scrotal swelling
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phimosis
phimosis: tightness of the prepuce (foreskin of penis) that prevents retraction over plans penis (head); may be congenital or result from balanitis; circumcision is usual treatment
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testicular torsion
twisting of the spermatic cord causing decreased bloodflow; often presents during puberty and is considered a surgical emergency due to lack of blood flow
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varicocele
varicocele: enalrged veins of the spermatic cord; may cause scrotal swellign
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At what age does prostate cancer usually occur?
middle-aged men and older
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At what age does testicular cancer usually occur?
men 15-35 yr of age
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mastitis
breast inflammation
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permetritis
inflammation of the membrane on the outer surface of the uterus.
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oophoritis
inflammation in the ovaries
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salpingitis
salping = fallopian tubes inflammation of fallopian tubes
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adenomyosis
occurs when the tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrial tissue) grows into the muscular wall of the uterus. The displaced tissue continues to act normally — thickening, breaking down and bleeding — during each menstrual cycle.
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salpingocele
protrusion in the fallopian tubes/ herniation of a fallopian tube
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cervix
The lower, narrow end of the uterus (womb) that connects the uterus to the vagina (birth canal)
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fundus
the part of a hollow organ (such as the uterus or the gallbladder) that is farthest from the opening.
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corpus
The main body of your uterus. This is where a fertilized egg implants during pregnancy
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endometrium
inner lining of uterus
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what is an ovum also called?
A gamete ( a sex cell)
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fimbria (fimbriae)
an individual thread in a fimbria, especially a fingerlike projection at the end of the fallopian tube near the ovary.
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amenorrhea
absence of menstruation
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hematosalpinx
accumulation of blood in fallopian tubes
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hydrosalpinx
accumulation of water in fallopian tubes / swelling
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menometrorrhagia
heavy irregular menstrual bleeding, is a condition in which prolonged or excessive uterine bleeding occurs irregularly and more frequently than normal
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menorrhagia
menstrual bleeding lasting more than 7 days
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metrorrhagia
vaginal bleeding outside of period
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myometritis
inflammation of the uterine muscle
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oligomenorrhea
scanty bleeding/blood flow
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perimetritis
inflammation of the membrane on the outer portion of the uterus
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pyosalpinx
pus in the fallopian tubes/acute inflammation/swelling
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fibrocystic breast changes
a common and benign change within the breast characterized by a dense irregular and bumpy consistency in the breast tissue
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colpoplasty (repair)
repair of vagina/plasty surgery
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colporrhaphy (suture)
a minimally invasive surgical procedure that repairs and strengthens the vaginal wall after a pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
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hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
surgical removal of uterus, oviducts, and ovaries.
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CA-125
A CA-125 test measures a protein called CA-125 in a sample of your blood. The results may show if treatment for ovarian cancer is working.
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pap test
The Pap test mainly checks for changes that may turn into cervical cancer. Cells scraped from the opening of the cervix are examined under a microscope. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus (womb) that opens at the top of the vagina. This test is sometimes called a Pap "smear" or "cervical cytology.
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colposcope
instrument used to visually examine vagina
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mammoplasty
breast surgery/repair
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hysterosalpingogram
rad img of uterus and fallopian tubes
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sonohysteropgrahy
a procedure to look at the inside of the uterus using sound waves
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laparoscopy p.435
Laparoscopy is a surgical procedure used to examine the organs in the belly (abdomen). It can also examine a woman's pelvic organs. Laparoscopy uses a thin lighted tube that has a video camera. The tube is called a laparoscope.
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leukorrhea
white discharge
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mastalgia
breast pain
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mearche
first menstruation
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anovulation
lack of ovulation
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fistula
A fistula is an abnormal connection between two body parts, such as an organ or blood vessel and another structure.
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Bx
biopsy
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What is the medical term meaning, "partial excision of the vas deferens"?
vasectomy
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The term that means “inflammation of the uterine muscle” is:
endocervictis
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The “coiled duct, which provides for storage, transit and maturation of spermatozoa on top of the testes that carries the mature sperm” is the:
epididymis
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What is the medical term meaning “abnormal condition of growth of endometrial tissue in various areas of the pelvic cavity”? _________________
endometriosis
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Which of the following terms refers to the “male and female sex glands”?
gonads
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Which of the following options indicates the correct pathway of a sperm to the outside of the body?
seminiferous tubules, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra
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The term that means “inflammation of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles” is:
Selected Answer: prostatovesiculitis
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The general term that refers to a “process that renders an individual unable to produce offspring” is:
sterilization
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After marrying a second time, the patient wanted to reverse the vasectomy he had several years before. The physician suggested the “creation of artificial openings between ducts”, or a _____.
vasovasostomy
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“Mastalgia” is defined as:
pain the breast
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The term that means “undescended testes” is:
cryptorchidism
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The term that means “excision of the uterine tube and the ovary” is:
salpingo-oophorectomy
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Which of the following terms means “absence of living sperm in semen”?
azoospermia
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Fertilization of the ovum, usually occurs in which of the following structures?
fallopian tube
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The term that means “incision into the prostate gland and bladder” is:
prostatocystotomy
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“Spermatogenesis” occurs in which of the following structures?
Selected Answer: seminiferous tubules
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What is the medical term meaning,"creation of an artificial opening between the severed ends of the vas deferens"? ________
vasovasostomy
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blood in the uterine tubes
hematosalpinx
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rounded upper portion of the uterus
fundus
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“Egg cells” are stored in the:
ovaries
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matitis
inflammation of the breast
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Which of the following terms refers to “an abnormal passageway between two organs”?
fistula
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inflammation of the testis
proctitis

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