Male Reproductive System-Chapter 9

Question 1

bulbourethral glands

Answer 1

pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra- (also called Cowper glands) They secrete fluid into the urethra

Question 2

epididymis

Answer 2

one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis. It stores and carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens.

Question 3

flagellum

Answer 3

Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it mobile.

Question 4

glans penis

Answer 4

Sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to the clitoris in the female.

Question 5

Interstitial cells of the testes

Answer 5

Specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes. These cells produce testosterone and are also called Leydig cells.

Question 6

parenchymal tissue

Answer 6

Essential distinctive cells of an organ. In the testis, the seminiferous tubules that produce sperm are parenchymal.

Question 7

perineum

Answer 7

External region between the anus and the scrotum

Question 8

prepuce

Answer 8

foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

Question 9

prostate gland

Answer 9

Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder. They secrete fluid that contributes to semen during ejaculation.

Question 10

scrotum

Answer 10

External sac that contains the testes.

Question 11

semen

Answer 11

Spermatoza and seminal fluid (prostatic and seminal vesicle secretions) discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

Question 12

seminal vesicles

Answer 12

Paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens.

Question 13

seminiferous tubules

Answer 13

Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes.

Question 14

stromal tissue

Answer 14

Supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma.

Question 15

testosterone

Answer 15

Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissues of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics

Question 16

vas deferens

Answer 16

Narrow tube (one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra

Question 17

cryptorchidism; cryptorchism

Answer 17

Undescended testicles

Question 18

hyrdrocele

Answer 18

Sac of clear fluid in the scrotum

Question 19

testicular torsion

Answer 19

Twisting of the spermatic cord

Question 20

varicocele

Answer 20

Enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle

Question 21

BPH Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 21

Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland

Question 22

hypospadias

Answer 22

Congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of at its tip.

Question 23

phimosis

Answer 23

Narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

Question 24

PSA test

Answer 24

Measurement of levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood

Question 25

semen amalysis

Answer 25

Microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid`

Question 26

castration

Answer 26

surgical excision of testicles or oravies

Question 27

DRE

Answer 27

Digital Rectal Examination

Question 28

photoselective vaporization of the prostate (GreenLight PVP)

Answer 28

Removal of tissue to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia using a rectoscope through the urethra

Question 29

vasectomy

Answer 29

Bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens