A-H terms

Question 1

anorchism

Answer 1

Condition in which there is a lack of one or both testes

Question 2

artificial insemination

Answer 2

Process of artificially placing semen into the vagina so

that conception can take place

Question 3

aspermia

Answer 3

Condition involving lack of sperm or failure to

ejaculate sperm

Question 4

azoospermia

Answer 4

Condition in which the semen lacks spermatozoa

Question 5

balanitis

Answer 5

Inflammation of the glans penis

Question 6

benign prostatic

hyperplasia (BPH)

Answer 6

Enlargement of the prostate gland. As the prostate
enlarges, it compresses the urethra, thereby restricting
the normal flow of urine.

Question 7

Prostatism

Answer 7

any condition of the prostate gland

that interferes with the flow of urine from the bladder.

Question 8

castrate

Answer 8

Removal of the testicles in a man or ovaries in a

woman

Question 9

circumcision

Answer 9

Surgical procedure of removing the foreskin of the

penis.

Question 10

coitus

Answer 10

Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman;

copulation

Question 11

condom

Answer 11

Thin, flexible protective sheath, usually rubber (latex),
worn over the penis during copulation to help prevent
impregnation (block the passage of sperm) or sexually
transmitted infections (STIs).

Question 12

condyloma

Answer 12

Wartlike growth on the skin, most often seen on the

external genitalia; either viral or syphilitic in origin.

Question 13

cryptorchidism

Answer 13

Condition in which one or both testes fail to descend

into the scrotum.

Question 14

ejaculation

Answer 14

Process of expulsion of seminal fluid and sperm from

the male urethra

Question 15

epididymitis

Answer 15

Inflammation of the epididymis

Question 16

epispadias

Answer 16

Congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the

dorsum of the penis.

Question 17

erectile dysfunction
(ED)

Answer 17

Inability to achieve and maintain penile erection

sufficient to complete satisfactory intercourse.

Question 18

gamete

Answer 18

Mature reproductive cell of the male or female; a

spermatozoon or ovum

Question 19

gonorrhea (GC)

Answer 19

Highly contagious sexually transmitted infection
of the genital mucous membrane of either sex; the
infection is transmitted by the gonococcus Neisseria
gonorrhoeae.

Question 20

gynecomastia

Answer 20

Pathological condition of excessive development of

the mammary glands in the male

Question 21

heterosexual

Answer 21

Pertaining to the opposite sex; refers to an individual
who has a sexual preference and relationship with the
opposite sex

Question 22

homosexual

Answer 22

Pertaining to the same sex; refers to an individual
who has a sexual preference and relationship with the
same sex

Question 23

hydrocele

Answer 23

Accumulation of fluid in a saclike cavity

Question 24

Scrotum

Answer 24

Acts as a natural climate control center for the testicles in order to maintain
viability of sperm. The temperature in the scrotum is a degree or two lower
than the usual body temperature of 98.6°F, which would kill sperm

Question 25

Penis

Answer 25

Acts as male organ of copulation and urination; site of the orifice for
the elimination of urine and semen from the body

Question 26

Semen

Answer 26

the fluid transporting medium for spermatozoa discharged during ejaculation.

Question 27

Testes

Answer 27

Provide the male sex hormone, testosterone, produced by cells within
them; contain seminiferous tubules that are the site of sperm formation and
development

Question 28

Epididymis

Answer 28

Acts as site for the maturation of sperm

Question 29

Vas deferens

Answer 29

Acts as excretory duct of the testis

Question 30

Seminal vesicles

Answer 30

Produce a slightly alkaline fluid that becomes a part of the seminal fluid or
semen

Question 31

Prostate gland

Answer 31

Secretes an alkaline fluid that aids in maintaining the viability of
spermatozoa

Question 32

Bulbourethral or Cowper glands

Answer 32

Produce a mucous secretion before ejaculation that becomes a part of the
semen

Question 33

Urethra

Answer 33

Transmits urine and semen out of the body

Question 34

hypospadias

Answer 34

urethra opens on the underside of the penis

Question 35

Foreskin

Answer 35

Prepuce

Question 36

Testosterone

Answer 36

Male sex hormone