Chapter 9 - Vocabulary

Question 1

Ejaculatory Duct

Answer 1

Tube through which semen enters male urethra

Question 2

Epididymis

Answer 2

One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis. It stores and carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to vas deferens

Question 3

Perineum

Answer 3

External region between anus and scrotum in male

Question 4

Penis

Answer 4

Male external organ of reproduction

Question 5

Perpuce

Answer 5

Foreskin; fold of skin covering tip of penis

Question 6

Prostate gland

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Scrotum

Answer 7

External sac that contains testes

Question 8

Semen

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Seminal vesicles

Answer 9

Paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrets fluid (a major component of semen) into vas deferens

Question 10

Spermatozoa

Answer 10

Spermatozoa cell

Question 11

Testis (pl. testes)

Answer 11

Male gonad (testicle) that produces sperm and hormone testosterone

Testis = one testicle
Testes = two testicles

Question 12

Testosterone

Answer 12

Hormone secreted by interstitial tissue of testes; responsible for male sex characteristics

Question 13

Vas deferens

Answer 13

Narrow tube (one on each side) carrying spermatozoa from epididymis toward urethra

Question 14

BPH

Answer 14

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 15

DRE

Answer 15

Digital rectal examination

Question 16

GU

Answer 16

Genitourinary

Question 17

PID

Answer 17

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 18

STD

Answer 18

Sexually transmitted disease

Question 19

STI

Answer 19

Sexually transmitted infection

Question 20

TURP

Answer 20

Transurethral resection of the prostate