Male Repro

Question 1

what are the sperm factories?

Answer 1

seminiferous tubules

Question 2

where do sperm mature?

Answer 2

epididymis

Question 3

what is another name for ductus deferens?

Answer 3

vas deferens

Question 4

what hormone do testes produce?

Answer 4

testosterone

Question 5

which is a double walled membrane with fluid?

Answer 5

tunica vaginalis

Question 6

what contains the arteries, veins, and lymphatics for the testes?

Answer 6

spermatic cord

Question 7

where is motile sperm stored?

Answer 7

ampulla

Question 8

function of the seminal vesicles?

Answer 8

to create fluid with fructose to nourish the sperm

Question 9

function of the prostate?

Answer 9

add alkaline fluid to provide optimum ph for fertilization

Question 10

what is another name for Cowper glands?

Answer 10

bulbourethral glands

Question 11

function of Cowper glands?

Answer 11

to secrete alkaline fluid which neutralizes residual urine

Question 12

which gland releases gonadotropic hormones?

Answer 12

pituitary

Question 13

which hormone stimulates spermatogenesis?

Answer 13

follicle stimulating hormone

Question 14

which hormone stimulates testosterone production?

Answer 14

luteinizing hormone

Question 15

what is epispadias?

Answer 15

a defect where the urethral opening is on the dorsal aspect of the penis

Question 16

what is exstrophy of the bladder?

Answer 16

failure of the abdominal wall to form across the midline

Question 17

what is hypospadias?

Answer 17

urethral opening on the ventral surface of the penis

Question 18

what is chordee?

Answer 18

ventral curvature of the penis

Question 19

what is ectopic testes?

Answer 19

testes outside the scrotum

Question 20

what is it when excessive fluid collects between the layers of the tunica vaginalis?

Answer 20

hydrocele

Question 21

what is a spermatocele?

Answer 21

cyst contains fluid and sperm that develops between the testes and epididymis outside the tunica vaginalis

Question 22

what is a varicocele?

Answer 22

dilated vein in the spermatic cord, usually on the left side

Question 23

what are the four categories of prostates?

Answer 23

acute bacterial, chronic bacterial, nonbacterial, asymptomatic inflammatory

Question 24

what is balanitis?

Answer 24

fungal infection of the glans penis

Question 25

early signs of benign prostatic hypertrophy?

Answer 25

obstruction of urinary flow, hesitancy, dribbling, and decreased force of urinary stream

Question 26

what is avodart?

Answer 26

a drug used to reduce the androgen and slow nodular growth

Question 27

what is Flomax?

Answer 27

(tamsulosin) alpha-adrenergic blocker that relaxes smooth muscle in the prostate and bladder resulting in increase flow of urine

Question 28

what is a teratoma?

Answer 28

a mass of different germ cells

Question 29

what is gynecomastia?

Answer 29

enlarged breast

Question 30

what is PSA?

Answer 30

prostate specific antigen

Question 31

where is the prostate gland located?

Answer 31

surrounds the urethra at the base of the bladder

Question 32

what is a risk factor for testicular cancer?

Answer 32

cryptorchidism

Question 33

what is a risk factor for male breast cancer?

Answer 33

gynecomastia

Question 34

an abrupt onset that is expected to last a brief period of time

Answer 34

acute

Question 35

a slower progression of a disease that is expected to last a longer period of time

Answer 35

chronic

Question 36

what is a normal PSA?

Answer 36

> 4, as men age the normal number increases for that age