Chapter 9

Question 1

bulbourethral glands

Answer 1

pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra

Question 2

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 2

benign growth of cells within the prostate gland

Question 3

flagellum

Answer 3

hair like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

Question 4

carcinoma of the prostate

Answer 4

malignant tumor of the prostate gland

Question 5

carcinoma of the tests

Answer 5

malignant tumor of the testicles

Question 6

castration

Answer 6

surgical excision of testicles or ovaries

Question 7

chlamydial infection

Answer 7

bacterial invasion of the urethra and reproductive tract

Question 8

circumcision

Answer 8

surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis

Question 9

cryptorchidism

Answer 9

undescended testicles

Question 10

digital rectal exam

Answer 10

finger palpation through the anal canal and rectum to examine the prostate gland

Question 11

scrotum

Answer 11

external sac that contains the testes

Question 12

semen

Answer 12

spermatozoa and seminal fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

Question 13

seminiferous tubules

Answer 13

narrow coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

Question 14

sterilization

Answer 14

procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells

Question 15

stromal tissue

Answer 15

supportive connective of an organ as distinguished from its parenchyma

Question 16

testis

Answer 16

male gonad

Question 17

testosterone

Answer 17

hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes

Question 18

gonorrhea

Answer 18

inflammation of the genital tract mucosa, caused by infection with gonococci

Question 19

herpes genitalis

Answer 19

infection of skin and genital mucosa caused by the herpes simplex virus

Question 20

hydrocele

Answer 20

sac of clear fluid in the scrotum

Question 21

hypospadias

Answer 21

congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis instead of at its tip

Question 22

epididym/o

Answer 22

epididymis

Question 23

hydr/o

Answer 23

water

Question 24

terat/o

Answer 24

monster

Question 25

varic/o

Answer 25

varicose veins

Question 26

zo/o

Answer 26

animal life

Question 27

phimosis

Answer 27

narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glands penis

Question 28

photoselective vaporization of the prostate

Answer 28

removal of tissue to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia using a green light laser

Question 29

-pexy

Answer 29

fixation, put in place

Question 30

syphilis

Answer 30

chronic STI caused by a spirochete

Question 31

-stomy

Answer 31

new opening

Question 32

transurethral resection of the prostate

Answer 32

excision of benign prostatic hyperplasia using resectoscope through the urethra

Question 33

vasectomy

Answer 33

bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens