Chapter 14 - Male Reproductive System

Question 1

Test/o

Answer 1

Testis, testicle

Question 2

Orchi/o, orchid/o

Answer 2

Testis

Question 3

Osche/o

Answer 3

Scrotum

Question 4

Semin

Answer 4

Semen

Question 5

Sperm/I, spermat/o

Answer 5

Semen, spermatozoa

Question 6

Epididym/o

Answer 6

Epididymis

Question 7

Vas/o

Answer 7

Vas deferens, ductus deferens, also vessel

Question 8

Vesicul/o

Answer 8

Seminal vesicle

Question 9

Prostat/o

Answer 9

Prostate

Question 10

Gamete

Answer 10

Mature reproductive cell

Question 11

BPH

Answer 11

Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Enlargement of the prostate

Question 12

TURP

Answer 12

Transurethral resection of the prostate. Removal of the prostate through the urethra.

Question 13

DRE

Answer 13

Digital rectal examination

Question 14

TUIP

Answer 14

Transurethral incision of the prostate

Question 15

TNM

Answer 15

System for staging prostate cancer. T1, T2, T3, M

Question 16

Androgens

Answer 16

Male sex hormone

Question 17

Cryptorchidism

Answer 17

Failure of one or both testis to descend by birth. Usually corrects by age 1 but if not it requires surgery

Question 18

Inguinal hernia

Answer 18

Organs push though the peritoneum into the inguinal canal

Question 19

Herniorrhaphy

Answer 19

Surgery to correct a hernia

Question 20

Hydrocele

Answer 20

Accumulation of fluid in a sac like cavity

Question 21

Brachytherapy

Answer 21

Radiation by placement of encapsulated radiation sources directly in or near a tumor

Question 22

Gleason tumor grade

Answer 22

System for assessing severity of cancerous changes in the prostate