Chapter 11: The Male Reproductive System - 25 Tough Terms Flashcards
One of two glands below the prostate that secrete a fluid to lubricate the inside of the urethra
Bulbourethral gland/Cowper’s gland
Group of ducts at the top of the testis where sperm are stored
Epididymis
Perineum
Area between the penis and anus
Prostate gland
Gland surrounding the urethra that emits a fluid to help sperm move and contracts its muscular tissue during ejaculation to help the sperm exit the body
Semen
Thick, whitish fluid containing spermatozoa and secretions from the seminal vesicles, Cowper’s glands, and prostate
Andr(o)
Andropathy
Men
Any disease peculiar to men
Balan(o)
Glans penis
Orch(o), orchi(o), orchid(o)
testes
AIH
artificial insemination homologous
BPH
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Blood test for prostate cancer
Prostate-specific antigen test (PSA test)
Congenital absence of both testicles
Anorchism, anorchia
Semen without living sperm
Azoospermia
Bacterial infection that can be sexually transmitted, results in sores on the penis, urethra or anus
Chancroids
Birth defect with the failure of one or both of the testicles to descend into the scrotal sac
Cryptorchism
Birth defect with abnormal opening of the urethra on the top side of the penis
Epispadias
Fluid containing hernia of the testes
Hydrocele
Birth defect with abnormal opening of the urethra on the bottom side of the penis
Hypospadias
Abnormal curvature of the penis caused by harding in the interior of the penis
Peyronie’s disease
Abnormal narrowing of teh opening of the foreskin
Phimosis
Malignant tumor of the testicle
Seminoma
Enlargement of veins of the spermatic cord
Varicocele
Secrete fluid to help sperm move
Seminal vesicles
