Evolve Ch. 9 Quiz Flashcards
The male gonad:
testos
Tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra:
vas deferens
Foreskin is known as the:
prepuce
External sac containing the male gonad:
scrotum
One of a pair of long, coiled tubes of each testis that carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens:
epididymis
The sensitive tip of the penis:
glans penis
Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes:
seminiferous tubules
Sperm cell is known as:
spermatozoon
Spermatozoa and seminal fluid:
semen
Hair-like projection on a sperm that makes it able to move:
flagellum
Spermatogenesis is the ______ (-genesis) of sperm cells (spermat/o).
formation
Orchiopexy is the _______ (-pexy) of the testicle (orchi/o).
fixation
A vasovasostomy is a _________ (-stomy) between two parts of the vas deferens (vas/o).
new opening
A vasectomy is the _______ (-ectomy) of a portion of each vas deferens (vas/o).
removal
Undescended testicles:
cryptorchidism
Sac of clear fluid in the scrotum
hydrocele
Enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle:
varicocele
Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland:
BPH
Congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis:
hypospadias
Narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis:
phimosis
Inflammation of the genital tract mucosa caused by gonococci bacteria:
gonorrhea
Chronic STI caused by a spirochete bacterium:
syphilis
Infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus:
HPV
Twisting of the spermatic cord:
testicular torsion