Unit 7

Question 1

andr/o

Answer 1

male

Question 2

M

Answer 2

male

Question 3

balan/o

Answer 3

penis

Question 4

epididym/o

Answer 4

epididymis

Question 5

epididymis

Answer 5

duct atop testes that stores sperm and carries it to the vas deferense

Question 6

orchid/o

Answer 6

testicle, testis

Question 7

orchl/o

Answer 7

testicle, testis

Question 8

orch/o

Answer 8

testicle, testis

Question 9

test/o

Answer 9

testicles, testis

Question 10

testes, testicles

Answer 10

produce testosterone and sperm cells

Question 11

sperm/o

Answer 11

sperm

Question 12

spermat/o

Answer 12

sperm

Question 13

prostat/o

Answer 13

prostate gland

Question 14

prostate gland

Answer 14

upper end of the urethra; secretes fluid that aids in the movement of sperm

Question 15

vas/o

Answer 15

vas deferens

Question 16

vas deferens

Answer 16

duct that carries sperm from epididymis to the urethra

Question 17

BPH

Answer 17

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; noncancerous, excessive development of the prostate gland

Question 18

cryptorchidism

Answer 18

undescended testicles; state of hidden testes

Question 19

crypt/o

Answer 19

hidden

Question 20

-ism

Answer 20

condition

Question 21

prostate cancer

Answer 21

cancer of the prostate gland; most commonly diagnosed cancer in men; usually occurs later in life

Question 22

PSA

Answer 22

prostate-specific antigen; blood test that measures for prostate cancer

Question 23

HIV

Answer 23

human immunodeficiency virus; a type of virus that causes AIDS

Question 24

AIDS

Answer 24

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; disease that affects the body’s immune system; transmitted sexually, by contaminated needles, or contaminated blood transfusions

Question 25

STD/STI

Answer 25

sexually transmitted disease/infection

Question 26

HPV

Answer 26

human papillomavirus; STD that causes genital warts

Question 27

TUR

Answer 27

transurethral resection

Question 28

transurethral

Answer 28

through the urethra

Question 29

coitus

Answer 29

sexual intercourse

Question 30

copulation

Answer 30

sexual intercourse

Question 31

circumcision

Answer 31

surgical removal of the foreskin

Question 32

DRE

Answer 32

digital rectal exam; PE in which the physician inserts a finger into the rectum and feels for size and shape of prostate gland through the rectal wall

Question 33

vasectomy

Answer 33

surgical removal of a portion of the vas deferens; results in male sterilization

Question 34

sterilization

Answer 34

process that makes one unable to reproduce

Question 35

infertility

Answer 35

reduced or absent ability to produce offspring

Question 36

resection

Answer 36

surgical removal of

Question 37

TURP

Answer 37

transurethral resection of the prostate

Question 38

TURB

Answer 38

transurethral resection of the bladder