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

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semen, spermatozoa

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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?

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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?

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Meiosis

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13
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The testis descends through what?

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Inguinal canal

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14
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The testes are contained in what?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Ejaculation

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Orchialgia is what?
Pain in the testis
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Excess secretion of semen is what?
Polyspermia
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The ductus deferens is cut in a what?
Vasectomy
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Osteoplasty is what?
Plastic repair of the scrotum
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Anorchism is what?
Absence of a testis
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Destruction of sperm cells is what?
Spermatolysis
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Spermatorrhea is what?
Excessive discharge of semen
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An oscheolith is what?
stone in the scrotum
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Vesiculotomy is what?
Incision of the seminal vesicle
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A vasovasostomy is used to do what?
Reverse a vasectomy
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Vasovesiculitis is what?
An inflammation of the vas deferens and seminal vesicle
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The adjective for penis is what?
Penile
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Surgical fixation of the testis is what?
Orchiopexy
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia is what?
Enlargement of the prostate
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A condition of having an undescended testis is termed?
Cryptorchidism
40
An inguinal hernia is what?
Protrusion of an organ through the inguinal canal
41
The foreskin is removed in what?
Circumcision
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A common sexually transmitted infection is caused by what?
Chlamydia trachomatis
43
Coitus is what?
Sexual intercourse
44
Inflammation of the glans penis is called what?
Balanitis
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Narrowing of the foreskin opening is called what?
Phimosis
46
Priapism is what?
A continuous erection of the penis
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BPH is an abbreviation for what?
Enlargement of the prostrate
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The spermatozoon is what?
Gamete
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The process of meiosis does what?
Forms the reproductive cell
50
The main androgen is what?
testosterone
51
During development, the testes descend through what?
Inguinal canal
52
The coiled tube on the surface of the testis that stores sperm is what?
Epididymis
53
The prepuce is removed in what?
Circumcision
54
The plural form of testis is what?
Testes
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Orchiopexy is what?
Surgical fixation of the testis
56
The term seminal refers to what?
Semen
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Vasorrhaphy is what?
Suture of the ductus deferens
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Spermatolysis is what?
Destruction of spermatoza
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The adjective oscheal refers to what?
scrotum
60
Vesiculography is what?
X-ray study of the seminal vesicle
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Cryptorchidism is what?
An undescended testis
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Oligospermia is what?
Deficiency of spermatozoa
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A synonym for testalgia is what?
Orchiodynia
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Balanitis is what?
Inflammation of the glans penis
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The ductus deferens, nerves, and blood vessels are contained where?
Spermatic cord
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The tube that transports urine through the penis is what?
urethra
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A spermatozoan contains what?
23 chromosomes
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FSH and LH are released from where?
Anterior pituitary glands
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The bulbourethral glands are located where?
Below the prostrate
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A vesiculogram is a X-ray of what?
Seminal vesicle
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Narrowing of the prepuce opening is what?
Phimosis
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Another term for impotence is what?
Erectile dysfunction
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Treponema pallidum causes what?
Syphilis
74
Protrusion of an organ through an abnormal body opening is what?
hernia
75
The gleason tumor grading system accesses the severity of cancer in where?
Prostrate
76
A cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is what?
HIV
77
Which syllable has the primary accent in androgen?
An
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Which syllable has the primary accent in epididymis?
Mi
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Which syllable has the primary accent in impotence?
Im
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Which syllable has the primary accent in prostatectomy?
Tek
81
Which syllable has the primary accent in oscheoplasty?
plas
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Which syllable has the primary accent in testopathy
Top
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Which syllable has the primary accent in anorchism?
Or
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Which syllable has the primary accent in vasorrhaphy?
Or
85
Which syllable has the primary accent in varicocele
Var
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Which syllable has the primary accent in brachytherapy?
Ther
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The scrotum holds what?
Testes?
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The seminiferous tubules are the site for production of what?
Spermatozoa
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A male sex hormone is what?
Androgen
90
Spermatozoa are formed by the process of what?
Meiosis
91
The tube cut in a vasectomy is what?
Ductus deferens
92
Vesiculitis is inflammation of what?
Seminal vesicle
93
Interstitial cells produce what?
Hormones

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