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Chapter 15 Male reproductive system Flashcards

1
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What does the root test/o mean?

A

Testis, testicles

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2
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What does the root orchi/o orchid/o mean?

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Testis

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3
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What does the root osche/o mean?

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Scrotum

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4
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What does the root semin/o mean?

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Semen

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5
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What does the root sperm/i, spermat/o mean?

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semen, spermatozoa

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6
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What does the root epididym/o mean?

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Epididymis

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7
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What does the root vas/o mean?

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Vas deferens

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8
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What does the root Vesicul/o mean?

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Seminal Vesicle

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9
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What does the root prostat/o mean?

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prostate

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10
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The sex glands are what?

A

Gonads

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11
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The sex cells are what?

A

Gametes

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12
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The cell division that forms the sex cells is what?

A

Meiosis

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13
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The testis descends through what?

A

Inguinal canal

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14
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The testes are contained in what?

A

Scrotum

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15
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The main androgen is what?

A

Testosterone

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16
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The top of the penis is enlarged to form what?

A

glans penis

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17
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The common name for the prepuce is what?

A

Foreskin

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18
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The interstitial cells of the testes produce what?

A

Hormones

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19
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FSH and LH are produced in what?

A

Anterior Pituitary

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20
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Spermatogenesis begins when?

A

Puberty

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21
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The epididymis is what?

A

A coiled tube on the testis that stores sperm cells

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22
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Which of the following is not a tube that transports spermatozoa?

A

Ureter

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23
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All of the following glands add secretions to semen except what?

A

Corpus spongiosum

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24
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The discharge of semen is termed?

A

Ejaculation

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25
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Orchialgia is what?

A

Pain in the testis

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26
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Excess secretion of semen is what?

A

Polyspermia

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27
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The ductus deferens is cut in a what?

A

Vasectomy

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28
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Osteoplasty is what?

A

Plastic repair of the scrotum

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29
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Anorchism is what?

A

Absence of a testis

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30
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Destruction of sperm cells is what?

A

Spermatolysis

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31
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Spermatorrhea is what?

A

Excessive discharge of semen

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32
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An oscheolith is what?

A

stone in the scrotum

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33
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Vesiculotomy is what?

A

Incision of the seminal vesicle

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34
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A vasovasostomy is used to do what?

A

Reverse a vasectomy

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35
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Vasovesiculitis is what?

A

An inflammation of the vas deferens and seminal vesicle

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36
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The adjective for penis is what?

A

Penile

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37
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Surgical fixation of the testis is what?

A

Orchiopexy

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38
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia is what?

A

Enlargement of the prostate

39
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A condition of having an undescended testis is termed?

A

Cryptorchidism

40
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An inguinal hernia is what?

A

Protrusion of an organ through the inguinal canal

41
Q

The foreskin is removed in what?

A

Circumcision

42
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A common sexually transmitted infection is caused by what?

A

Chlamydia trachomatis

43
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Coitus is what?

A

Sexual intercourse

44
Q

Inflammation of the glans penis is called what?

A

Balanitis

45
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Narrowing of the foreskin opening is called what?

A

Phimosis

46
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Priapism is what?

A

A continuous erection of the penis

47
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BPH is an abbreviation for what?

A

Enlargement of the prostrate

48
Q

The spermatozoon is what?

A

Gamete

49
Q

The process of meiosis does what?

A

Forms the reproductive cell

50
Q

The main androgen is what?

A

testosterone

51
Q

During development, the testes descend through what?

A

Inguinal canal

52
Q

The coiled tube on the surface of the testis that stores sperm is what?

A

Epididymis

53
Q

The prepuce is removed in what?

A

Circumcision

54
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The plural form of testis is what?

A

Testes

55
Q

Orchiopexy is what?

A

Surgical fixation of the testis

56
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The term seminal refers to what?

A

Semen

57
Q

Vasorrhaphy is what?

A

Suture of the ductus deferens

58
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Spermatolysis is what?

A

Destruction of spermatoza

59
Q

The adjective oscheal refers to what?

A

scrotum

60
Q

Vesiculography is what?

A

X-ray study of the seminal vesicle

61
Q

Cryptorchidism is what?

A

An undescended testis

62
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Oligospermia is what?

A

Deficiency of spermatozoa

63
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A synonym for testalgia is what?

A

Orchiodynia

64
Q

Balanitis is what?

A

Inflammation of the glans penis

65
Q

The ductus deferens, nerves, and blood vessels are contained where?

A

Spermatic cord

66
Q

The tube that transports urine through the penis is what?

A

urethra

67
Q

A spermatozoan contains what?

A

23 chromosomes

68
Q

FSH and LH are released from where?

A

Anterior pituitary glands

69
Q

The bulbourethral glands are located where?

A

Below the prostrate

70
Q

A vesiculogram is a X-ray of what?

A

Seminal vesicle

71
Q

Narrowing of the prepuce opening is what?

A

Phimosis

72
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Another term for impotence is what?

A

Erectile dysfunction

73
Q

Treponema pallidum causes what?

A

Syphilis

74
Q

Protrusion of an organ through an abnormal body opening is what?

A

hernia

75
Q

The gleason tumor grading system accesses the severity of cancer in where?

A

Prostrate

76
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A cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is what?

A

HIV

77
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in androgen?

A

An

78
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in epididymis?

A

Mi

79
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in impotence?

A

Im

80
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in prostatectomy?

A

Tek

81
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in oscheoplasty?

A

plas

82
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in testopathy

A

Top

83
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Which syllable has the primary accent in anorchism?

A

Or

84
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Which syllable has the primary accent in vasorrhaphy?

A

Or

85
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Which syllable has the primary accent in varicocele

A

Var

86
Q

Which syllable has the primary accent in brachytherapy?

A

Ther

87
Q

The scrotum holds what?

A

Testes?

88
Q

The seminiferous tubules are the site for production of what?

A

Spermatozoa

89
Q

A male sex hormone is what?

A

Androgen

90
Q

Spermatozoa are formed by the process of what?

A

Meiosis

91
Q

The tube cut in a vasectomy is what?

A

Ductus deferens

92
Q

Vesiculitis is inflammation of what?

A

Seminal vesicle

93
Q

Interstitial cells produce what?

A

Hormones

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