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Chp 9- Male Reproductive System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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bulbourethral glands

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pair of exocrine glands near male urethra; cowper glands

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ejaculation

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ejection of sperm and fluid from male urethra

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ejaculatory duct

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tube through which semen enters the male urethra

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epididymis

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one of the pair of long tightly coiled tubes above each testis that stores and carries sperm to the vas deferens

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erectile dysfunction

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inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence

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flagellum

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hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

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fraternal twins

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two infants resulting from fertilization of two separate ova by two separate sperm cells

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glans penis

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sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to yhe clitoris in the female

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identical twins

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fertilization of one egg divided in two

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interstitial cells of the testes

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specialized adjacent to the seminferous tubules in the testes; produce testosterone; aka leydig cells

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parenchymal tissue

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essential distinctive cells of an organ

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perineum (male)

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external region between anus and scrotum in male

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prepuce

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foreskin; fold of skin covering tip of penis

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prostate gland

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exocrine gland at base if male urinary bladder; secretes fluid part of semen into urethra during ejaculation

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scrotum

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external sac that contains testes

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semen

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spermatozoa and seminal fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

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seminal vesicles

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paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens

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seminiferous tubules

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narrow coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

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spermatozoon

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sperm cell

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sterilization

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procedure that removes persons ability to reproduce or release repro cells thorugh removal of testicles, vasectomy or oophorectomy

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stromal tissue

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supportive connective tissue or an organ; stroma

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testis

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male gnad that produces spermatozoa and testosterone

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testosterone

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sectreted by interstitial tissue if the testes; responsible for the male sex characteristics

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vas deferens

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narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra; ductus deferens

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andr/o

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male

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balan/o

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glans penis

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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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gon/o

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seed

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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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testis, testicle

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pen/o

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penis

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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semin/i

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semen, seed

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sperm/o

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spermatozoa, semen

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terat/o

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monster

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test/o

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testis, testicle

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varic/o

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varicose veins

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vas/o

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vessel duct

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zo/o

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animal life

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-one

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hormone

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-pexy

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fixation, put in place

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hydrocele

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sac of fluid in the scrotum

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testicular torsion

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twisted spermatic sord

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varicocele

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dilated spermatic veins

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hypospadias

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birth defect where opening of urethra not located at tip of penis

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TURP

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transurethral resection of the prostate

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BPH

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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DRE

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digital rectal examination

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GU

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genitourinary

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ED

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erectile dysfunction

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HSV

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herpes simplex virus

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PID

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pelvic inflammatory disease

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PIN

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prostate- specific antigen

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RPR

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rapid plasma reagin

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TRUS

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transrectal ultrasound

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TUIP

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transurethral incision of the prostate

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TUMT

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transurethral microwave thermotherapy

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TUNA

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transurethral needle ablation

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TURP

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transurethral resection of the prostate

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