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Male Reproductive System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Balan/o

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Penis

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Vas/o

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Vas Deferens

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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

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Non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland

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Cryptorchism

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Condition of an undescended testis

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Hydrocele

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Sac of clear fluid in the scrotum

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Prostatic Carcinoma

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Cancer of the prostate gland

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Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Affect both males and females and are spread by sexual or other genital contact

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Testicular Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor of the testis

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Varicocele

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Enlarged, swollen veins near a testicle

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Digital Rectal Examination

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Examination of the prostate gland with finger palpation through the rectum

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Prostate-Specific Antigen

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Measurement of the amount of PSA in the blood

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Semen Analysis

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Measurement of the number, shape, and motility of sperm cells

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Orchiopexy

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Surgical fixation of an undescended testicle in a young male infant

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Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Gland

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The removal of portions of the prostate gland with an endoscope inserted into the urethra

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Vasectomy

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Procedure in which the vas deferens on each side is cut, a piece is removed, and the free ends are folded and ligated with sutures

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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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PSA

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Prostate-Specific Antigen

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TURP

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Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Gland

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Scrotum

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Sac on the outside of the body that contains the testes

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Penis

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External male organ containing the urethra, through which bone urine and semen leave the body

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Vas Deferens

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One of 2 tubes that carry sperm cells from the testes to the outside of the body

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Testis

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One of 2 paired male organs in the scrotum that produces sperm cells and male organs

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Prostate

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Male organ that surrounds the base of the urinary bladder and produces fluid that leaves the body with sperm

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