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The Male Reproductive System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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andr/o, M

A

male

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balan/o

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penis

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epididym/o

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epididymis - duct that stores sperm, then carries to vas deferens

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

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testicle, testis (produce testosterone, sperm cells)

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sperm/o, spermat/o

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sperm

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prostat/o

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prostate gland (fluid that helps aid the movement of sperm)

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vas/o

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vas deferens (duct that carries sperm from epididymis to urethra)

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BPH

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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (non cancerous, excessive development of the prostate gland)

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cryptorchidism

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undescended testicles; condition of a hidden testes (crypt/o = hidden, orchid/o = testes, -ism = condition)

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prostate cancer

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cancer of the prostate gland (most commonly DX in men; occurs later in life)

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PSA

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prostate-specific antigen (blood test - measures for prostate cancer)

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus; virus that causes AIDS

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (attacks body’s immune system; transmitted sexually, by contaminated needles, or contaminated blood transfusions

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STD/STI

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sexually transmitted disease/infection

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HPV

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human papillomavirus (pap-i-LO-ma-vi-rus) STD that causes genital warts

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TU

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transurethral resection

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transurethral

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through the urethra

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resection

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surgical removal of

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TURP

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transurethral resection of the prostate

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TURB

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transurethral resection of the bladder

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coitus, copulation

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sexual intercourse

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circumcision

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surgical removal of the foreskin

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DRE

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digital rectal exam (physician inserts a finger into rectum and feels for size and shape of the prostate gland through the rectal wall)

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vasectomy

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

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sterilization

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process that makes one unable to reproduce

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infertility

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reduced or absent ability to produce offspring

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