Ch. 9: Male Reproductive Flashcards
What is the male sex cell?
spermatozoan
Where does the sperm cell carry its nuclear hereditary material?
in its head region
What makes the sperm mobile?
the tail consists of a flagellum
fraternal twins
twins resulting from the fertilization of separate ova by separate sperm cells
identical twins
twins resulting from the fertilization of a single egg by a single sperm
What is testosterone responsible for?
bodily characteristics of the male (beard, pubic hair, deeper voice)
epidydymis
one or a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis that stores and carries sperm to the vas deferens
erectile dysfunction
inability of adult male to achieve an erection; impotence
flagellum
hair-like projection on sperm that makes it motile
semen
spermatozoa and seminal fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation
seminal vesicles
paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens
seminiferous tubules
narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes
andr/o
male
balan/o
glans penis
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
epididym/o
epididymis
gon/o
seed
hydr/o
water, fluid
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testis, testicle
hypospadias
when the urethral opening is on the underside of the penis– surgical repair involves excising a portion of the prepuce, wrapping it around a catheter, suturing it to the distal part of the urethra, and bringing it to the end of the penis
cases of syphilis reported in 2012
15k
rate per 100k people of syphilis
5
increase of syphilis rate include who?
among men, gay and bisexual
congenital syphilis rate per 100k births
322
TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate)
excision of benign hyperplasia using a resectoscope through urethra– type of prostate surgery done to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
syphilis is caused by what bacteria?
spirochete
vasectomy
bilateral removal of a part of the vas deferens
PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
PIN
prostatic itraepithelial neoplasia
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
