Med Terms unit 7 - male reproductive system

Question 1

andr/o

Answer 1

Male

Question 2

M

Answer 2

Male

Question 3

balan/o

Answer 3

penis

Question 4

epididym/o

Answer 4

epididymis

Question 5

epididymis

Answer 5

duct atop testes that stores sperm and carries it to the vas deferens

Question 6

orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o,

Answer 6

testicle, testis

Question 7

test/o

Answer 7

testicle, testis

Question 8

tesicle

Answer 8

produce testosterone and sperm cells

Question 9

sperm/o, spermat/o

Answer 9

sperm

Question 10

prostat/o

Answer 10

prostate gland

Question 11

prostate gland

Answer 11

upper end of urethra; secretes fluid that aids the movement of sperm

Question 12

vas/o

Answer 12

vas deferens

Question 13

vas deferens

Answer 13

duct that carries sperm from epididymis to the urethra

Question 14

BPH

Answer 14

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 15

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 15

noncancerous excessive development of the prostate gland

Question 16

cryptorchidism

Answer 16

undescende dtesticles, state of hidden testes

Question 17

crypt/o

Answer 17

hidden

Question 18

prostate cancer

Answer 18

cancer of the prostate gland, most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, usually occurs later in life

Question 19

PSA

Answer 19

prostate-specific antigen

Question 20

prostate-specific antigen

Answer 20

blood test that measures for prostate cancer

Question 21

HIV

Answer 21

human immunodeficiency virus

Question 22

human immunodeficiency virus

Answer 22

a type of virus that causes AIDS

Question 23

AIDS

Answer 23

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 24

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Answer 24

a disease that affects the body’s immune system. Transmitted sexually, by contaminated needles, or contaminated blood transfusions

Question 25

STD

Answer 25

sexually transmitted disease

Question 26

STI

Answer 26

sexually transmitted infection

Question 27

HPV

Answer 27

human papillomavirus

Question 28

human papillomavirus

Answer 28

STD that causes genital warts

Question 29

TUR

Answer 29

transurethra resection

Question 30

transurethra

Answer 30

through the urethra

Question 31

resection

Answer 31

surgical removal of

Question 32

TURP

Answer 32

transurethral resection of the prostate

Question 33

TURB

Answer 33

transurethral resection of the bladder

Question 34

coitus, copulation

Answer 34

sexual intercourse

Question 35

circumcision

Answer 35

surgical removal of the foreskin of the tip of the penis

Question 36

DRE

Answer 36

digital rectal exam

Question 37

digital rectal exam

Answer 37

physical exam in which the physician inserts a finger into the rectum and feels for size and shape of prostate gland through the rectal wall

Question 38

vasectomy

Answer 38

surgical removal of a portion of the vas deferens results in male sterilization

Question 39

sterilization

Answer 39

process that makes one unable to reproduce

Question 40

infertility

Answer 40

reduced or absent ability to produce offspring