Male Reproductive System

Question 1

organs of the male reproductive system

Answer 1

testes, penis, epididymis, prostate glands, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, bulbourethral glands

Question 2

procedures used for the male reproductive system

Answer 2

vasectomy, circumcision, prostate-specific antigen, prostate biopsy, transurethral resection of the prostate, digital rectal examination

Question 3

cryptorchidism

Answer 3

failure of the prostate to fully descend into the scrotum

Question 4

testicular torsion

Answer 4

when a testicle rotates, the spermatic cord that supplies blood to the scrotum is twisted causing swelling and restricted blood supply

Question 5

hydrocele

Answer 5

swelling in the scrotum (sac surrounding testicle) by the accumulation of fluid in it

Question 6

orchitis

Answer 6

inflammation of one or both testicles due to bacterial or viral infections such as STI

Question 7

testicular cancer

Answer 7

when malignant cells develop in the tissues of one or both testicles

Question 8

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 8

condition in which the prostate gland is enlarged and has no cancerous effects

Question 9

prostatic cancer

Answer 9

cancer that occurs in the prostate

Question 10

prostatitis

Answer 10

inflammation of the prostate and sometimes the area around it

Question 11

urethritis

Answer 11

inflammation of the urethra

Question 12

male infertility

Answer 12

the inability of a male to make a fertile female pregnant after at least one year of unprotected intercourse due to low sperms count or unhealthy sperm