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Cervix

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Narrow lower portion of the uterus

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Breasts

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Milk producing glands

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Endometrium

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Inner lining of the uterus

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Uterine tubes

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Tubes attached to the uterus, providing passageway for the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus is

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Ovaries

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Almond shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; store ova; produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone

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Ovum

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Female reproductive cell produced by the ovary

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Uterus

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Pair of size and shape muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity, except during pregnancy but it enlarges and extends up into the abdominal cavity; its functions are menstruation, pregnancy and labor

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Vagina

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Tube that connects the uterus to the outside of the body

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Epididymis

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A coiled tube on top of each of the testes it carries sperm to the vas deferens

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Prostate gland

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Encircles the upper end of the urethra; secretes fluid the aids in the movement of sperm and ejaculation

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Penis

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vessel for urination; provides for delivery of sperm to the vagina

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Scrotum

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Sack containing the testes; vas deferens extends from the scrotum into the abdominal cavity; suspended on both sides of and just behind the penis

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Semen

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Composed of sperm, seminal fluid, and other secretion

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Seminole vesicles

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Man glands located at the base of the urinary bladder the open into the vas deferens; secretes fluid that contributes to the motility and viability of the sperm

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Sperm

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Male reproductive cells produced by the

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Testis, testicles

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Primary male sex organs; pair, oval-shaped, and enclosed in the scrotum; produces sperm in the hormone testosterone

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Urethra

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Narrow tube that carries sperm from the vas deferens to the outside of the body; also connects to the urinary bladder in the male

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Vas deferens

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Duck caring the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

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Cervix or neck

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Cervic

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Vagina

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Colp

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Woman

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Gynec

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Uterus

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Hyster

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Breast

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Mamm, mast

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Menstruation

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Men

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Uterus

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Metr

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Ovary

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Oophor

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Uterine tube

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Salping

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Vagina

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Vagin

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Testis, testicle

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Orchid

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Prostate gland

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Prostat

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Scrotum

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Scrot

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Vessel, duct

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Vas

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Hernia, protrusion

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-cele

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Prolapse or downward displacement, drooping

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-ptosis

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Rupture

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-rrhexis

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Dilation and curettage

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Widening of the cervix and scraping the endometrium with an instrument called a curette

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Fibroid tumor (myoma)

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Benign tumor of the uterine muscle made up of mainly fibrous tissue

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Endometriosis

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abnormal condition in which endometrial tissue grows in various areas of the pelvic cavity, including ovaries, uterine tubes, bowels, and uterus

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Pap smear

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The diagnostic study of cervical and vaginal secretions used to determine the presence of abnormal or cancer cells

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

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Inflammation of some or all of the female reproductive organs

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Sexually transmitted disease

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Diseases, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and Jenna tile herpes, transmitted through sexual contact

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Circumcision

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Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland

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Digital rectal examination

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If physical examination in which a healthcare provider answers a finger into the rectum and feels for the size and shape of the prostate gland to the rectal wall; used to screen for BPH and prostate cancer; BPH usually presents as a uniform, nontender, enlargement, where as cancer usually presents as a stony hard nodule

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Prostate- specific antigen

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A blood test that measures the level of prostate specific antigen in, protein produced by the prostate gland

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Erectile dysfunction

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The inability of the male to attain or maintain an erection sufficient to perform sexual intercourse

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Transurethral resection of the prostate gland

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A surgical procedure in which successive pieces of the prostate gland tissue removed with an instrument inserted through the urethra

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D&C

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Dilation and curettage

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STD

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Sexually transmitted Disease

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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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ED

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Erectile dysfunction

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TURP

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Transurethral resection of the prostate gland

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