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Med Term- Module 10 Flashcards

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bulbourethral glands/Cowper glands

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pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra

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ejaculation

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ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

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ejaculatory duct

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tube through which semen enters the male urethra

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epididymis

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one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis

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erectile dysfunction

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inability of an adult male to achieve an erection

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flagellum

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hairlike projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

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fraternal twins

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two infants resulting from fertilization of two separate ova by two separate sperm cells

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glans penis

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sensitive tip of the penis

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identical twins

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two twins resulting from the division of one fertilized egg cell

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interstitial cells of the testis

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specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes

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parenchyma

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essential distinctive cells of an organ

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perineum

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the external region between the anus and scrotum in the male

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prepuce

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foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

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prostate gland

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exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder

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scrotum

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external sac that holds the testes

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semen

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spermatozoa and seminary fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

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seminal vesicle

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paired sac like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into thee vas deferens

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seminiferous tubules

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narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

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spermatozoon

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sperm cell

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sterilization

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a procedure that removes a persons ability to produce or release reproductive cells

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stroma

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supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma

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testis, testes

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male gonad that produces spermatozoa and testosterone

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testosterone

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hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes

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vas deferens

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narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra

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andr/o

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malre

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andr/o

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male

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balan/o

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glans penis

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cry/o

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crypt/o

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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gon/o

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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orch/o

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testis, testicle

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prostat/o

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semin/i

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semen, seed

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sperm/o, spermat/o

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terat/o

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test/o

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testis, testicle

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varic/o

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varicose veins

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vas/o

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vessel, duct

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zo/o

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-genesis

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-one

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-pexy

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-stomy

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new opening

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carcinoma of the prostate

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malignant tumor of the prostate gland

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carcinoma of the testes

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malignant tumor of the testicles

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chlamydial infection

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bacterial infection of the urethra and reproductive tract

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cryptorchism

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undescended testicles

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gonorrhea

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inflammation of the genital tract mucosa, caused by infection with gonococci

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herpes genitalis

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infection of skin and genital mucosa

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hydrocele

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sac of clear fluid in the scrotum

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hypospadias

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congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis

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prostatic hyperplasia

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benign growth of cells within the prostate gland

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phimosis

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narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

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syphilis

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chronic STI caused by a spirochete

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testicular torsion

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twisting of the spermatic cord

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varicocele

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enlarged dilated veins near the testicle

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castration

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surgical excision of testicles or ovaries

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circumcision

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surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis

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DRE

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finer palpation through the anal canal and rectum to examine the prostate gland

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PSA test

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measurement or levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood

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semen analysis

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microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid

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TURP

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removal of tissue to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia using a green light laser

65
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vasectomy

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bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens

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