Unit 7

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

Question 5

orchid/o

Answer 5

testicles

Question 6

orchi/o

Answer 6

testicles

Question 7

orch/o

Answer 7

testicles

Question 8

test/o

Answer 8

testicles

Question 9

sperm/o

Answer 9

sperm

Question 10

spermat/o

Answer 10

sperm

Question 11

prostat/o

Answer 11

prostate gland = located upper end of the urethra; secretes fluid that aids in the movement of sperm

Question 12

vas/o

Answer 12

vas deferens = duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

Question 13

BPH

Answer 13

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia = noncancerous, excessive development of the prostate gland

Question 14

cryptorchidism

Answer 14

hidden, testes, condition… undescended testicles; state of hidden testes

Question 15

prostate cancer

Answer 15

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

Question 16

PSA

Answer 16

prostate-specific antigen = blood test that measures for prostate cancer

Question 17

HIV

Answer 17

human immunodeficiency virus = a type of virus that causes AIDS

Question 18

AIDS

Answer 18

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome = a disease that affects the body’s immune system. transmitted sexually, by contaminated needles, or contaminated blood transfusions.

Question 19

STD/STI

Answer 19

sexually transmitted disease/infection

Question 20

HPV

Answer 20

human papillomavirus = STD that causes genital warts

Question 21

TUR

Answer 21

transurethral = through the urethra, resection = surgical removal of

Question 22

TURP

Answer 22

transurethral resection of the prostate

Question 23

TURB

Answer 23

transurethral resection of the bladder

Question 24

coitus, copulation

Answer 24

sexual intercourse

Question 25

circumcision

Answer 25

surgical removal of the foreskin

Question 26

DRE

Answer 26

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

Question 27

vasectomy

Answer 27

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

Question 28

sterilization

Answer 28

process that makes one unable to reproduce

Question 29

infertility

Answer 29

reduced or absent ability to produce offspring