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CH 9 Flashcards

1
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bulbourethral gland

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pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. secrete fluid into urethra

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2
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cowper gland

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bulbourethral glands

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3
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ejaculation

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ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

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ejaculatory duct

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tube through which semen enters the male urethra

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epididymis, epididymides

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one of a pair of long tightly coiled tubes above each testis. stores and carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens

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6
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erectile dysfunction

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inability of an adult male to achieve erection; impotence

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7
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flagellum

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hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move)

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8
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fraternal twins

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

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9
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glans penis

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sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to the clitoris in the female

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identical twins

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two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg. conjoined twins are incompletely separated identical twins

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impotence

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inability of an adult male to achieve erection

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12
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interstitial cells of the testis

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

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13
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parenchyma

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essential distinctive cells of an organ. they produce sperm

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14
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perineum

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external region between anus and scrotum in the male

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15
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prepuce

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forskin

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16
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prostate gland

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exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder

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17
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scrotum

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external sac that contains the testes

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18
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semen

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sperm cells and seminal fluid, discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

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seminal vesicle

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paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens

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seminiferous tubules

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narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

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21
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spermatozoon, spermatozoa

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sperm cells

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22
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sterilization

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procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells; removal of testicles, vasectomy, and oophorectomy are sterilization procedures

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23
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stromal tissue

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

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24
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testis, testes

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male gonad that produces sperm

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25
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testosterone

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hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics

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26
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vas deferens

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narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra also called ductus deferens

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27
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andr/o

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male

28
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balan/o

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glans penis

29
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cry/o

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cold

30
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crypt/o

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hidden

31
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epididym/o

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epididymis

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gon/o

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seed

33
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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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orch/o

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testis, testicle

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orchi/o

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testis, testicle

36
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orchid/o

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testis, testicle

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

38
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semin/i

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semen, seed

39
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sperm/o spermat/o

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spermatozoa, semen

40
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terat/o

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monster

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test/o

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testis, testicle

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varic/o

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varicose veins

43
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vas/o

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vessel, duct; vas deferens

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zo/o

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animal life

45
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-genesis

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formation

46
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-one

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hormone

47
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-pexy

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fixation, put in place

48
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-stomy

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new opening

49
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carcinoma of the prostate

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malignant tumor of the prostate

50
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carcinoma of the testes

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malignant tumor of the testicles

51
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chlamydial infection

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bacterial infection of the urethra and reproductive tract

52
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cryptorchism; cryptorchidism

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undescended testicles

53
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gonorrhea

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sexually transmitted disease; disease marked by gonococci and urethral discharge

54
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herpes genitalis

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infection of skin and genital mucosa, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV)

55
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hydrocele

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hernia (sac) of fluid in scrotal area

56
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hypospadias; hypospadia

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congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of at its tip

57
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phimosis

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narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

58
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syphilis

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chronic STI caused by a spirochete

59
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testicular torsion

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twisting of the spermatic cord

60
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varicocele

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hernia (collection) of swollen, twisted veins above the testes

61
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castration

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surgical excision of testicles or ovaries

62
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circumcision

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surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis

63
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digital rectal examination (DRE)

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

64
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PSA test

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measurement of levels of prostate specific antigen in the blood

65
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semen analysis

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microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid

66
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transurethral resection of the prostrate (TURP)

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removal of portions of prostate gland through the urethra

67
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vasectomy

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MED TERM (8 decks)

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