Chapter 9 - Male Reproductive System - Terminology Flashcards
What is Flagellum and where is it located?
- Hair like projection that makes the sperm cells mobile
- Its the tail of the sperm
What is Spermatozoon or Sperm cells?
Male sex cell
What does the sperm carries on the Head Region?
Carries its nuclear hereditary material or chromosomes
What is fraternal twins?
- Resulting from fertilization of 2 egg and 2 sperm cells
What is identical twins?
- Resulting from fertilization of a single egg by a single sperm cell then divided into 2
What does the male reproductive system designed to produce and release?
- Billions of sperm cells throughout the man’s lifetime
What is testosterone?
- A hormone responsible for the bodily characteristics of the male
- Androgen
- Male hormone
- Ex: beard, public hair and deeper voice
What is Scrotum?
- Sac containing the male gonads (sperm cells)
What is Seminiferous Tubules?
- Where sperm is formed/made in the testes
- Parenchymal tissue in the testes
What is Prostate gland?
- Under the bladder and surrounds the urethra
What is Epididymis /Epididymides?
- Stores and carries semen to the vas deferens
- One pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis
What is the Cowper glands/Bulbourethral glands?
- Extra fluids to combine with the semen
- Pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra
What is ejaculation?
- Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra
Ejaculatory duct
- Tube through which semen enters the male urethra
Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence
Glans Penis
- Sensitive tip of the penis like the clitoris in female
What is Conjoined (Siamese)?
- Twins are incompletely separated identical twins
Interstitial cells of the testes / Leydig cells
- Produces testosterone
Parenchymal Tissue
- Seminiferous Tubules in the testes
- Essential distinctive cells of an organ
Penis
- Make external organ of reproduction
Perineum
- External region between the anus and scrotum
Prepuce
- Foreskin; fold skin covering the penis
Semen
- Spermatozoa or seminal fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation
Seminal Vesicles
- Paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens
- Help mobilize the sperm
Spermatozoon, Spermatozoa
- Sperm cell
Sterilization
- Procedures that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells through removal of testicles, vasectomy, or oophorectomy
Stromal Tissue
- Supportive, connective tissue or an organ; stroma
Testis, Testes
- Male gonad (testicle) that produces spermatozoa and testosterone
Vas Deferens
- Narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra; ductus dferens
Hypospadias
- Congenital condition of the male urethra
- Where the urethra come out from the side instead of on tip
A spermolytic substance
- Destroys sperm cells
Chlamydial Infection
- Blood in urine, painful intercourse, will need ABX
- Most often caused Nongonococcal urethritis
- STI
- Can spread and cure
Herpes genitalis
- Once have it, will always have it
- ABX
- Comes out with stress
- STI
- Primary lesion is blister
- Non cureable
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
- Both male and female
- 2 injection starting at age 9
- ABX
- STI
Syphilis
- Big ulcers on the penis that can affect the nervous system
- ABX
- STI
- Cryogenic surgery
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
- Laboratory test for levels of an antigen
- Might be false, if a rectum exam is done before the test
Semen analysis
- Men bring back the semen cup in __ weeks after a vestectomy
- Laboratory test
Digital Rectum Exam
DRE
- use to check patient’s prostate
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
TURP
- Take tissue sample from the urethra
Sexually Transmitted Infection
STI
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
BPH
- Benign growth of cells
- 1st stage of prostate cancer
Balanitis
Inflammation of the glans penis
Cryogenic surgery
Pertaining to destruction of tissue by producing cold temperatures
Cryptorchidism
Undescended/ hidden testicles
Epididymitis
Inflammation of the epididymis
Gonorrhea
- STI
- Marked by gonococci and urethral discharge
- ABX
- Can spread and cure
Hydrocele
Hernia (sac) of fluid in the scrotal sac/scrotum
Orchiectomy
Removal of a testicle
Orchitis
Inflammation of a testicle
Penile
Pertaining to the penis
Penoscrotal
Pertaining to the penis and scrotum
Prostatitis
Inflammation of the prostate gland
Prostatectomy
Removal of the prostate gland
Spermolytic
Pertaining to destruction of sperm
Oligospermia
Scantly production of sperm
Aspermia
Lack of formation or ejaculation of semen
Teratoma
Tumor (testicular) that is composed of may type of tissue
- Monster mass tumor with teeth, eye and vein
Testicular
Pertaining to the testes
Varicocele
- Hernia ( collection ) of swollen, twisted veins above the testes
- Large dilated/ twisted veins
Vasectomy
Removal of a portion of each vas deferens
Azoospermia
Lack of spermatozoa in semen
Spermatogenesis
Formation of sperm cells
Orchiopexy
Fixation of the testicle. It is put in place following a diagnosis of cryptorchidism
Vasovasostomy
New opening (anastomosis) between two parts of the vas deferens; surgery to reverse vasectomy
Testicular torsion
Twisting of the spermatic cord
Make gamete
Sperm cells
