Ch. 9 Male Reproductive System

Question 1

Bulbourethral glands

Answer 1

pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra

Question 2

Ejacluation

Answer 2

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

Question 3

Ejaculatory duct

Answer 3

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Question 4

Epididymis

Answer 4

one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis

Question 5

Flagellum

Answer 5

hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

Question 6

Fraternal twins

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Glans penis

Answer 7

sensitive tip of the penis

Question 8

Identical twins

Answer 8

two infants resulting from the division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos

Question 9

Perineum (male)

Answer 9

external region between the anus and scrotum

Question 10

Prepuce

Answer 10

foreskin

Question 11

Prostate gland

Answer 11

exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder

Question 12

Scrotum

Answer 12

external sac that contains the testes

Question 13

Seminal vesicles

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Seminiferous tubules

Answer 14

narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

Question 15

Testis

Answer 15

male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone

Question 16

Testosterone

Answer 16

hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes

Question 17

Vas deferens

Answer 17

Narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra

Question 18

Andr/o

Answer 18

male

Question 19

Balan/o

Answer 19

glans penis

Question 20

Cry/o

Answer 20

cold

Question 21

Crypt/o

Answer 21

hidden

Question 22

Epididym/o

Answer 22

epididymis

Question 23

Gon/o

Answer 23

seed

Question 24

Orch/o; orchi/o; orchid/o

Answer 24

testis, testicle

Question 25

Cryptorchidism

Answer 25

undescended testicles

Question 26

Pen/o

Answer 26

penis

Question 27

Prostat/o

Answer 27

prostate gland

Question 28

Semin/i

Answer 28

semen, seed

Question 29

Tarat/o

Answer 29

monster

Question 30

Teratoma

Answer 30

Testicular tumor that is composed of many types of tissues

Question 31

Varic/o

Answer 31

varicose veins

Question 32

Vas/o

Answer 32

vas deferens

Question 33

Zo/o

Answer 33

animal life

Question 34

-genesis

Answer 34

formation

Question 35

-one

Answer 35

hormone

Question 36

-pexy

Answer 36

fication, put in place

Question 37

Orchiopexy

Answer 37

surgical procedure to correct cryptorchidism

Question 38

-stomy

Answer 38

new opening

Question 39

Varicocele

Answer 39

enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle

Question 40

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 40

benign growth of cells within the prostate gland

Question 41

Chlamydial infection

Answer 41

bacterial invasion of the urethra and reproductive tract

Question 42

Gonorrhea

Answer 42

inflammation of the genital tract mucosa, caused by infection with gonocci

Question 43

Herpes genitalis

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Human papillomavirus infection

Answer 44

infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus

Question 45

Syphilis

Answer 45

chronic STI caused by a spirochete

Question 46

PSA test

Answer 46

measurement of levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood

Question 47

Digital rectal examination

Answer 47

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

Question 48

Transurethral resection of the prostate

Answer 48

excision of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a resectopscope through the urethra