Chapter 9 Vocabs Deck 2

Question 1

Impotence

Answer 1

Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; erectile dysfunction.

Question 2

Interstitial cells of the testes

Answer 2

• Specialized cells that lie adjacent in the seminiferous tubules in the testes.
• They produce testosterone
• Also called Leydig cells

Question 3

Ligation

Answer 3

Tying off a tube or blood vessel. Thread or wire is used.

Question 4

Oligospermia

Answer 4

Scanty (less than the normal number of sperm in semen) sperm count.

Question 5

Orchiectomy

Answer 5

Removal (excision) of a testis.

Question 6

Orchiopexy

Answer 6

Surgical fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum.

Question 7

Orchitis

Answer 7

Inflammation of a testis

Question 8

Parenchyma tissue

Answer 8

Essential distinctive cells of an organ. In the testis, the seminiferous tubules that produce sperm are parenchymal.

Question 9

Penile

Answer 9

Pertaining to the penis

Question 10

Penoscrotal

Answer 10

Pertaining to the penis and scrotum

Question 11

Perineum

Answer 11

• External region between the anus and scrotum in the male

- External region between the anus and vagina in the female

Question 12

Phimosis

Answer 12

Narrowing of the opening of the prepuce (foreskin) over the glans penis

Question 13

Photoselective vaporization of the prostate

Answer 13

A surgical procedure for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in which a green laser light is used to remove prostatic tissue.

Question 14

Prepuce

Answer 14

Foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

Question 15

Prostatectomy

Answer 15

Removal (excision) of the prostate gland

Question 16

Prostatitis

Answer 16

Inflammation of the prostate gland

Question 17

Prostate gland

Answer 17

Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder. It secretes fluid that contributes to semen during ejaculation.

Question 18

Purulent

Answer 18

Pus-filled; forming or containing pus.

Question 19

Scrotum

Answer 19

External sac that contains the testes

Question 20

Semen

Answer 20

• Spermatozoa (sperm cells) and seminal fluid secretions (prostatic and seminal vesicle secretions, discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

Question 21

Semen analysis

Answer 21

Microscopic examination of ejaculated fluids

Question 22

Seminal vesicles

Answer 22

Pair sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid (a major part of semen) into the vas deferens.

Question 23

Seminiferous tubules

Answer 23

Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes.

Question 24

Seminoma

Answer 24

Malignant tumor within a testis

Question 25

Spermatogenesis

Answer 25

Formation of sperm cells

Question 26

Spermatozoa

Answer 26

Sperm cells

Question 27

Spermatozoon

Answer 27

Single sperm cell

Question 28

Spermolytic

Answer 28

Pertaining to destruction of sperm cells

Question 29

Sterilization

Answer 29

Procedure that removes an individual’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells.

Question 30

Stromal tissue

Answer 30

Supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma. Also called stroma.

Question 31

Sterilization

Answer 31

Procedure that removes an individual’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells.

Question 32

Syphilis

Answer 32

STI infection caused by bacteria (spirochetes). A chancre (ulcer) on the genitalia is a characteristic lesion.

Question 33

Teratoma

Answer 33

Malignant tumor of a testis or ovary; composed of embryonic cells that develop into different types of tissue.

Question 34

Testicular

Answer 34

Pertaining to a testis or testicle

Question 35

Testicular torsion

Answer 35

Twisting of the spermatic cord and blood vessels of the testes

Question 36

Testis

Answer 36

Male gonad that produces spermatozoa (sperm cells) and the hormone testosterone. Testes = plural form. Means two. Testis = 1 testicle.

Question 37

Testosterone

Answer 37

Male hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes. Responsible for male characteristics.

Question 38

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)

Answer 38

Excision of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a resectoscope through the urethra

Question 39

Varicocele

Answer 39

Enlarged, dilated veins near a testicle

Question 40

Vas deferens

Answer 40

Narrow tube (one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra.

Question 41

Vasectomy

Answer 41

Removing a piece of each vas deferens and tying off each end

Question 42

Vasovasostomy

Answer 42

New opening of the ends of a severed vas deferens. This surgical procedure reverses a vasectomy.