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Question 1

name of tough membrane that surrounds the testes

Answer 1

tunica albuginea

Question 2

other name for bulbourethral is

Answer 2

cowpers gland

Question 3

term for decreased sperm production

Answer 3

oligospermia

Question 4

donut shaped gland located beneath bladder

Answer 4

prostate gland

Question 5

name of male accessory organs

Answer 5

2 seminal vesicles, 1 prostate gland, 2 bulbourethral(cowpers) glands,

Question 6

name of noncancerous condition of prostate gland in older men

Answer 6

benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)

Question 7

semen is

Answer 7

mixture of sex cells or sperm produced by the testes and the secretions of accessory sex glands

Question 8

what is the name of erectial tissue

Answer 8

1 corpus spongiosum, 2 corpora cavernosa

Question 9

hyrdocele

Answer 9

accumulation of fluid; scrotal swelling

Question 10

name of gland that contributes 60% of seminal fluid volume

Answer 10

seminal vesicle

Question 11

how long is the epididymis

Answer 11

6 m (20ft) in length

Question 12

term for sperm production

Answer 12

spermatogenesis

Question 13

term for the gonads in the male

Answer 13

testes

Question 14

phimosis

Answer 14

inability to retract foreskin due to tightly bond foreskin

Question 15

infertility

Answer 15

abnormally low ability to reproduce

Question 16

smallest and unusual cell in body

Answer 16

Sperm

Question 17

acrosome

Answer 17

cap-like structure containing enzymes that enable the sperm to breakdown the covering of the ovum and permit entry; sperm head covered by this

Question 18

what produces testosterone

Answer 18

testes/gonads

Question 19

what is the ejaculatory duct and where is it located

Answer 19

passes through prostate gland and allows sperm to empty into the urethra

Question 20

part of sperm that contains the genetic material

Answer 20

sperm head

Question 21

flow of sperm from where it is produced to where it exits the body

Answer 21

testes
epididymis
vas deferens
seminal vesicle
ejaculatory duct
urethra
external meatus

Question 22

perineum

Answer 22

area between vaginal opening and anus

Question 23

labia majora

Answer 23

“large lips” covered with pigmented skin and pubic hair

Question 24

part of female reproductive anatomy that makes of erectile tissue

Answer 24

clitoris

Question 25

oophoritis

Answer 25

inflammation of the ovaries

Question 26

name of screening test for cervical cancer

Answer 26

Papanicolaou test

Question 27

location of endometrium

Answer 27

lining of the uterus

Question 28

special form of cell division that results in sperm and ova formation

Answer 28

meiosis

Question 29

term for difficult or painful menstration

Answer 29

menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea

Question 30

type of muscle that makes up uterus

Answer 30

Smooth

Question 31

3 phases of menstrual cycle

Answer 31

menses proliferative secretory

Question 32

prepuce

Answer 32

foreskin

Question 33

names and amounts of female reproductive accessory organs

Answer 33

-Ducts: 2 uterine tubes, uterus, vagina

Question 34

fimbriae

Answer 34

expanded, funnel shaped structure that has fringed like projections along its edge

Question 35

what glands contribute to lubrication during sexual intercourse

Answer 35

bulbourethral glands

Question 36

absence of normal menstration

Answer 36

amenorrhea

Question 37

menopause occurs around what age

Answer 37

45-55