medical terminology - ch. 9

Question 1

bulbourethral glands

Answer 1

Pair of exocrine glands near
male urethra; Cowper glands

Question 2

ejaculation

Answer 2

Ejection of sperm and fluid
from male urethra

Question 3

ejaculatory duct

Answer 3

Tube through which semen
enters the male urethra

Question 4

epididymis (pl.:
epididymides)

Answer 4

One of a pair of long, tightly
coiled tubes above each testis
that stores and carries sperm to
the vas deferens

Question 4

erectile
dysfunction

Answer 4

Inability of an adult male to
achieve an erection; impotence

Question 5

flagellum

Answer 5

Hair-like projection on a sperm
cell that makes it motile

Question 6

fraternal
twins

Answer 6

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

Question 7

glans penis

Answer 7

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

Question 8

identical twins

Answer 8

Two infants resulting from division of
one fertilized egg into two distinct
embryos; conjoined (“Siamese”) twins
are incompletely separated identical
twins

Question 9

interstitial cells of the testes

Answer 9

Specialized cells adjacent to the
seminiferous tubules in the testes;
produce testosterone; also called
Leydig cells

Question 10

parenchymal
tissue

Answer 10

Essential distinctive cells of an
organ

Question 10

penis

Answer 10

Male external organ of
reproduction

Question 11

perineum

Answer 11

External region between the anus and
scrotum in the male

Question 12

prepuce

Answer 12

Foreskin; fold of skin covering tip of
penis

Question 13

prostate gland

Answer 13

Exocrine gland at base of male urinary
bladder; secretes fluid part of semen
into urethra during ejaculation

Question 13

scrotum

Answer 13

External sac that contains the testes

Question 14

semen

Answer 14

Spermatozoa and seminal fluid
discharged from the urethra during
ejaculation

Question 15

seminal vesicles

Answer 15

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

Question 16

seminiferous
tubules

Answer 16

Narrow, coiled tubules that
produce sperm in the testes

Question 17

spermatozoon
(pl.: permatozoa)

Answer 17

Sperm cell

Question 18

sterilization

Answer 18

Procedure that removes a person’s
ability to produce or release
reproductive cells through removal of
testicles, vasectomy, or oophorectomy

Question 19

stromal tissue

Answer 19

Supportive, connective tissue or an
organ; stroma

Question 20

testis
(plural:testes)

Answer 20

Male gonad (testicle) that produces
spermatozoa and testosterone

Question 21

testosterone

Answer 21

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

Question 22

vas deferens

Answer 22

Narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra; ductus deferens