Ch11 male reproductive

Question 1

bulbourethral

Answer 1

cowper’s gland

Question 2

Cowper’s gland

Answer 2

one of 2 glands below the prostate that secrete a fluid to lubricate the side of the urethra

Question 3

ejaculation

Answer 3

expulsion of semen outside the body

Question 4

epididymis

Answer 4

group of ducts at the top of the testis where sperm are stored

Question 5

flagellum

Answer 5

tail at the end of a sperm that helps it move

Question 6

foreskin

Answer 6

flap of skin covering the glans penis; removed by circumcision in many cultures

Question 7

glans penis

Answer 7

sensitive area at the tip of the penis

Question 8

penis

Answer 8

male reproductive part that covers the urethra on the outside of the body

Question 9

perineum

Answer 9

area between the penis and the anus

Question 10

prostate gland

Answer 10

gland surrounding the urethra that emits a fluid to help the sperm move and contracts its muscular tissue during ejaculation to help the sperm exit the body

Question 11

scrotum

Answer 11

sac outside the body containing the testicles

Question 12

semen

Answer 12

thick, whitish fluid containing spermatozoa and secretions from the seminal vesicles, Cowper’s glands, and prostate; ejaculated from the penis

Question 13

sperm

Answer 13

male sex cell that contains chromosomes

Question 14

spematogenesis

Answer 14

production of sperm

Question 15

spermatozoon (pl. spermatozoa)

Answer 15

sperm

Question 16

testicle

Answer 16

testis

Question 17

testis (pl. testes)

Answer 17

one of a pair of male organs that produce sperm and are contained in the scrotum.

Question 18

testosterone

Answer 18

primary male hormone

Question 19

vas deferens

Answer 19

narrow tube through which sperm leave the epididymis and travel to the seminal vesicles and into the urethra

Question 20

anorchism

Answer 20

congenital absence of one or both testicles

Question 21

aspermia

Answer 21

inability to produce sperm

Question 22

azoospermia

Answer 22

semen without living sperm

Question 23

balanitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the glans penis

Question 24

chancroids

Answer 24

bacterial infection that can be sexually transmitted; results in sores on the penis, urethra, or anus

Question 25

cryptorchism

Answer 25

birth defect with the failure of one or both of the testicles to descend into the scrotal sac

Question 26

epididymitis

Answer 26

inflammation of the epididymis

Question 27

epispadias

Answer 27

birth defect with abnormal opening of the urethra on the top side of the penis

Question 28

hernia

Answer 28

abnormal protrusion of tissue through muscle that contains it

Question 29

hydrocele

Answer 29

fluid-containing hernia of the testis

Question 30

hypospadias

Answer 30

birth defect with abnormal opening of the urethra on the bottom side of the penis

Question 31

impotence

Answer 31

inability to maintain an erection for ejaculation

Question 32

infertility

Answer 32

inability to fertilize ova

Question 33

oligospermia

Answer 33

scanty production of sperm

Question 34

Peyronie’s disease

Answer 34

abnormal curvature of the penis caused by hardening in the interior of the penis

Question 35

phimosis

Answer 35

abnormal narrowing of the opening of the foreskin

Question 36

priapism

Answer 36

persistent, painful erection of the penis

Question 37

prostatitis

Answer 37

inflammation of the prostate

Question 38

seminoma

Answer 38

malignant tumor of the testicle

Question 39

varicocele

Answer 39

enlargement of veins of the spermatic cord

Question 40

castration

Answer 40

removal of the testicles

Question 41

circumcision

Answer 41

removal of the foreskin

Question 42

epididymectomy

Answer 42

removal of an epididymis

Question 43

orchidectomy

Answer 43

removal of a testicle

Question 44

prostatectomy

Answer 44

removal of the prostate

Question 45

vasectomy

Answer 45

removal of part of the vas deferens to prevent conception

Question 46

vasovasostomy

Answer 46

reversal of a vasectomy