Chapter 15 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

benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Answer 10

nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate; frequently develops with age; also called benign prostatic hypertrophy

Question 11

erectile dysfunction (ED)

Answer 11

a lack of ability to perform intercourse in males because of failure to initiate or maintain an erection until ejaculation; impotence

Question 12

impotence

Answer 12

erectile dysfunction

Question 13

infertility

Answer 13

decreased capacity to produce offspring

Question 14

inguinal hernia

Answer 14

protrusion of the intestine or other abdominal organ through the inguinal canal or through the wall of the abdomen into the scrotum

Question 15

orchitis

Answer 15

inflammation of a testis. May be caused by injury, mumps virus, or other infections

Question 16

prostatitis

Answer 16

inflammation of the prostate gland. Often appears with UTI, STI, and a variety of other stresses

Question 17

sexually transmitted infection (STI)

Answer 17

infection spread through sexual activity; also called sexually transmitted disease (STD) and formerly venereal (veh-NE-re-al) disease (VD) (from Venus, the goddess of love)

Question 18

sterility

Answer 18

complete inability to produce offspring

Question 19

urethritis

Answer 19

inflammation of the urethra; often caused by gonorrhea and chlamydia infections

Question 20

AIDS

Answer 20

acquired immunodeficiency

Question 21

BPH

Answer 21

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 22

DRE

Answer 22

digital rectal examination

Question 23

ED

Answer 23

erectile dysfunction

Question 24

HBV

Answer 24

hepatitis B virus

Question 25

HIV

Answer 25

human immunodeficiency virus

Question 26

HSV

Answer 26

herpes simplex virus

Question 27

PSA

Answer 27

prostate-specific antigen

Question 28

STD

Answer 28

sexually transmitted disease

Question 29

STI

Answer 29

sexually transmitted infection

Question 30

TSE

Answer 30

testicular self-examination

Question 31

TURP

Answer 31

transurethral resection of prostate

Question 32

UTI

Answer 32

urinary tract infection

Question 33

VD

Answer 33

venereal disease (sexually transmitted infection)