Chapter 12 Exam 3 Flashcards
small; bulblike glands below the prostated gland that secrete mucus into the urethra during ejaculation
bulbourethral glands
sudden expelling of semen from the penis during sexual arousal of the male
ejaculation
duct that collects semen from the vas deferens and the seminal vesicles and empties into the urethra during ejacutlation
ejactulatory duct
ejaculat/o
to expel suddenly
long; coiled tube on the outer wall of each testis; receives spermatoza from the seminiferous tubules; stores them; and destroys defective spermatozoa
epididymis
didym/o
testes (twin structures)
the male sex glands
gonads
gon/o
seed (ovum or spermatozoon)
organ of erectile tissue that fills with blood during male sexual arousal
penis
pen/o
penis
area of skin between the anus and the scrotum
perineum
perine/o
perineum
large; donut shaped gland at the base of the bladder; surrounds the first part of the urethra and produces prostatic fluid that becomes part of semen
prostate gland
period of time when FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary gland first begin to stimulate the testes. Testosterone causes the maled sexual characteristics to develop; and there is a growth spurt
puberty
puber/o
growing up
pouch of skin that holds the two testes
scrotum
fluid expelled from the penis during ejaculation; contains spermatozoa; seminal fluid; prostatic fluid; and mucus from the bulbourethral glands
semen
glands along the posterior wall of the bladder that secrete seminal fluid; a source of energy from the spermatozoa and the main fluid of semen
seminal vesicles
muscular tube that contains arteries; veins; and neres for each testis as well as the vas deferens; passes through the inguinal canal
spermatic cord
spermat/o
sprematozoon; sperm
egg shaped gland in each side of the scrotum; contains interstitial cells that secrete testosterone and seminiferous tubules that produce spermatozoa
testes
testicul/o
testis; testicle
long tube that received spermatozoa from the epididymis and carries them to the seminal vesicles
vas deferens
failure of one or both of the testicles to descend through the inguinal canal into the scrotum; causes low sperm count and male infertility
cryptorchidism
cryptorchidism word breakdown
crypt/o- hidden orchid/o- testis -ism process; disease from a specific cause
inflammation and infection of the epididymis; casued by a bacterial urinary tract infection or sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea or chlamydia
epididymitis
epididymitis word breakdown
epi-upon; above didym/o- testes (twin structures) -it is inflammation of; infection of
failure of the woman to conceive after at least 1 year of regular sexual intercourse
infertility
infertility word breakdown
in- in; within; not fertil/o- able to conceive a child -ity state; condition
fewer thatn the normal number of spermatozoa are produced by the testes
oligospermia
oligospermia word breakdown
olig/o- scanty; few sperm/o- spermatozoon; sperm -ia condition; state; thing
inflammation or infection of the testes; caused by bacteria; the mumps virus; or trauma
orchitis
orchitis word breakdown
orch/o- testis -it is inflammation of; infection of
cancerous tumor of one of the testes
testicular cancer
varicose vein in the spermatic cord to the testis
varicocele
varicocele word breakdown
caric/o- varix; varicose; vein -cele hernia
benign; gradual enlargement of the prostate gland that normally occus as a man ages; compresses ther urethra and casues the bladder to retain urine
benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
hypertrophy word breakdown
hyper- above; more than normal -trophy process of development
cancerous tumor of the prostate gland
cancer of the prostate gland
acute or chronic bacterial infection of the prostate gland; caused by a urinary tract infection or a sexually transmitted disease
prostatitis
prostatitis word breakdown
prostat/o- prostate gland -it is inflammation of; infection of
inflammation and infection of the glans penis caused by bacterium; virus; yeast; or fungus
balanitis
balanitis word breakdown
balan/o- glans penis -it is inflammation of; infection of
painful or difficult sexual intercourse or postcoital pain; caused by infection of the penis or prostate gland; chordee of the penis; or phimosis
dyspareunia
dyspareunia word breakdown
dys- painful; difficult; abnormal pareun/o- sexual intercourse -ia condition; state; thing
inability to achieve or sustain an erection of the penis
erectile dysfunction
Erectile word breakdown
erec/o- to stand up -ile pertaining to
congenital condition in which the opening of the foreskin is too small to allow the foreskin to pull back over the glans penis
Phimosis
phimosis word breakdown
phim/o- closed tight -osis condition; abnormal condition; process
infectious disease that is contracted during sexual intercourse with an infected individual
Sexually transmitted disease
Vener/o
sexual intercourse
AIDS stands for
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
enlargement of the male breast; caused by an imbalance of testosterone and estradiol beacuase of puberty; aging; surgical removal of the testes; or female hormone drug treatment for prostate cancer
Gynecomastia
gynecomastia word breakdown
gynec/o- female; woman mast/o- breast; mastoid proecess -ia condition;state; thing
test that detets a glycoprotein in cells of the prostate gland
prostate specific antigen
procedure to palpate the prostate gland; used to feel the prostated gland for signs of tenderness; nodules; hardness; or enlargement
digital rectal examination
digital word breakdown
digit/o- digit (finger or toe) -al pertaining to
procedure to remove the prepuce (foreskin); done to correct a tight prepuce and allow better hygiene of the glans penis
circumcision
circumcision word breakdown
circum- around cis/o- to cut -ion action; condition
procedure to remove a testis because of testicular cancer
orchiectomy
orchiectomy word breakdown
orchi/o- testis -ectomy surgical removal
procedure to reposition an undescended testis and fix it within the scrotum
orchiopexy
orchiopexy word breakdown
orchi/o- testis -pexy process of surgically fixing in place
procedure to reduce the size of the prostate gland in patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy
transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
transurethral word breakdown
trans- acros; through urethr/o- urethra -al pertaining to
resection word breakwon
resect/o- to cut out; remove -ion action; condition
procedure in the male to prevent pregnancy in the female; small incision at the base of the scrotum; both vas deferens are divided; a length of each tube is removed; and the cut ends are sutured and crushed or destrped with electrocautery
vasectomy
vasectomy word breakdown
vas/o- blood vessel; vas deferens -ectomy surgical removal
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
BPH
benign prostatic hypertrophy
DRE
digital rectal examination
ED
erectile dysfunction
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
PSA
prostate specific antigen
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
VD
venereal disease
VDRL
venereal disease research laboratory (test for syphilis)
