CH 9 Review

Question 1

one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis; carries and stores sperm

Answer 1

epididymis

Question 2

exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder

Answer 2

prostate gland

Question 3

narrow coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

Answer 3

seminiferous tubules

Question 4

sperm cell

Answer 4

spermatozoon

Question 5

foreskin

Answer 5

prepuce

Question 6

male gonad; produces testosterone and sperm cells

Answer 6

testis

Question 7

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

Answer 7

seminal vesicles

Question 8

external sac that contains the testes

Answer 8

scrotum

Question 9

narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra

Answer 9

vas deferens

Question 10

pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra; cowper glands

Answer 10

bulbourethral glands

Question 11

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

Answer 11

flagellum

Question 12

sensitive tip of the penis

Answer 12

glans penis

Question 13

tube through which semen enters the urethra

Answer 13

ejaculatory duct

Question 14

two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into separate embryos

Answer 14

identical twins

Question 15

external region between the anus and the scrotum

Answer 15

perineum

Question 16

essential distinctive cells of an organ

Answer 16

parenchymal tissue

Question 17

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

Answer 17

fraternal twins

Question 18

inability of an adult male to achieve erection; impotence

Answer 18

erectile dysfunction; ED

Question 19

specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules

Answer 19

interstitial cells

Question 20

ejection of sperm and fluid from the urethra

Answer 20

ejaculation

Question 21

male external organ of reproduction

Answer 21

penis

Question 22

sperm cells and seminal fluid

Answer 22

semen

Question 23

hormone secreted by interstitial cells of the testes

Answer 23

testosterone

Question 24

supportive connective tissue of an organ

Answer 24

stromal tissue

Question 25

lack of semen

Answer 25

aspermia

Question 26

lack of sperm cells in semen

Answer 26

azoospermia

Question 27

procedure that removes a person's ability to produce or release reproductive cells

Answer 27

sterilization

Question 28

semen with a low concentration of sperm

Answer 28

oligospermia

Question 29

male gonad

Answer 29

testes

Question 30

inability of a male to sustain or achieve an erection

Answer 30

impotence

Question 31

inflammation of the testes

Answer 31

orchitis

Question 32

inflammation of the tube that carries the spermatozoa to the vas deferen

Answer 32

epididymitis

Question 33

resection of the prostate gland

Answer 33

prostatectomy

Question 34

inflammation of the prostate gland

Answer 34

prostatitis

Question 35

process of producing (the formation of ) sperm cell

Answer 35

spermatogenesis

Question 36

fixation of undescended testicle

Answer 36

orchiopexy

Question 37

inflammation of the glans penis

Answer 37

balanitis

Question 38

condition of scanty sperm

Answer 38

oligospermia

Question 39

lack of semen

Answer 39

aspermia

Question 40

pertaining to a testicle

Answer 40

testicular

Question 41

surgery that uses cold temperatures to destroy tissues

Answer 41

cryogenic surgery

Question 42

an example of sterilization

Answer 42

castration (orchiectomy or oophorectomy)

Question 43

azoospermia causes:

Answer 43

infertility

Question 44

aspermia can result from retregrade:

Answer 44

ejaculation

Question 45

an anastomosis that can restore fertility in a male

Answer 45

vasovasectomy

Question 46

castration:

Answer 46

orchiectomy

Question 47

semen analysis

Answer 47

test of fertility (reproductive ability)

Question 48

ejaculation

Answer 48

ejection of sperm and fluid from the urethra

Question 49

purulent

Answer 49

pus-filled

Question 50

vasectomy:

Answer 50

removal of a piece of the vas deferens

Question 51

circumcision

Answer 51

removal of the prepuce

Question 52

ligation

Answer 52

to tie off or bind

Question 53

cryosurgery

Answer 53

destruction of tissue by freezing

Question 54

seminoma

Answer 54

malignant tumor of the testes

Question 55

phimosis

Answer 55

narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

Question 56

prostatic enlargement, nonmalignant

Answer 56

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 57

opening of the urethra on the undersurface of the penis

Answer 57

hypospadias

Question 58

infection of skin and genital mucosa with HSV

Answer 58

herpes genitalis

Question 59

malignant tumor of the prostate gland

Answer 59

adenocarcinoma of the prostate

Question 60

enlarged, swollen veins near the testes

Answer 60

varicocele

Question 61

sexually transmitted disease with primary stage marked by formation of a chancre

Answer 61

syphilis

Question 62

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

Answer 62

HPV

Question 63

STI caused by berry-shaped bacteria and marked by inflammation of genital mucosa and mucocorpulent discharge

Answer 63

gonorrhea

Question 64

undescended testicles

Answer 64

cryptorchidism

Question 65

sac of clear fluid in the scrotum

Answer 65

hydrocele