MEDT 200 Ch. 9 Male Reproductive System

BPH

A noncancerous condition common in men over 50 is:

Transurethral incision of the prostate

TUIP is the abbreviation for:

Transurethral needle ablation

TUNA is the abbreviation for:

Transurethral microwave thermotherapy

TUMT is the abbreviation for:

Hidden or concealed

The combining form crypt/o means:

Male

The combining form andr/o means:

Prostate gland

The combining form prostat/o means:

Testis or testicle

The combining form test/o means:

Zo/o

The combining form that means "animal life" is:

Spermato

___________ is the formation of spermatozoa.

Gonorrhea

A sexually transmitted disease that results in urethritis, dysuria, and an abnormal mucopurulent discharge from the urethra is called _____________.

Orchiectomy

Removal of both testes is called a bilateral _____________.

Hydrocele

A(n) _________________ is the accumulation of fluid in a duct or saclike cavity like the scrotum.

Testosterone

The hormone that stimulates development of male sex characteristics is:

Spermatozoon

The male sex cell is called the:

Vas deferens

Mr. Thatcher was admitted for a scheduled vasectomy. A vasectomy is the excision of the:

Semen analysis

What follow-up laboratory test will be done to determine the effectiveness of Mr. Thatcher's vasectomy?

Benign overgrowth of the prostate gland

Mr. Powell, age 74, presents to his urologist with symptoms of bladder obstruction: urgency, nocturia, dribbling, and inability to empty his bladder completely. Digital rectal examination reveals his prostate to be enlarged. His PSA is elevated. After further urologic testing. Mr. Powell is diagnosed with BPH, which means that Mr. Powell has a:

Resection

Mr. Powell is scheduled for a TURP. What does the "R" stand for?

Epididymis

The tube located on the top of each testis that carries and stores sperm cells is the:

Glans penis

The sensitive tip of the penis is called the:

Scrotum

The medical term for the external sac that contains the testes is:

Bulbourethral gland

What is the name of the exocrine gland near the male urethra?

Seminal Vesicle

Which gland secretes a fluid into the ejaculatory duct?

Orchiopexy

Which procedure is the surgical fixation of an undescended testicle?

Phimosis

Stricture (narrowing) of the opening of the foreskin over the glans penis is called:

Hypospadias

What is the term for a congenital opening of the urethra on the underside of the penis?

Circumcision

What is the procedure that removes the foreskin around the glans penis?

Hormone

The suffix -one means:

Herpes genitalis (HSV)

Reddened skin with small fluid-filled ulcers is a sign of the viral STD known as:

Exocrine

The prostate and bulbourethral glands are both this type of gland, which refers to their function of releasing their secretions through ducts to the outside:

Testicular torsion

The disorder that involves twisting of the spermatic cord and, if left untreated, can lead to atrophy of the testes is:

Chancre

The first stage of syphilis accompanied by the appearance of a red, bloodless ulcer on the external genitals, called a ______________.

Seminiferous

A narrow, coiled tubule that produces sperm in a testis is:

Nonseminomatous germ cell tumors

Embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac tumor, choriocarcinoma, and teratoma are all types of:

bulbourethral glands

Pair of exocrine glands near male urethra; Cowper glands

Ejaculation

Ejection of sperm and fluid from male urethra

ejaculatory duct

Tube through which semen enters the male urethra

epididymis

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

erectile dysfunction

Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence

Flagellum

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

fraternal twins

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

glans penis

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

identical twins

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

interstitial cells of the testes

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

parenchymal tissue

Essential distinctive cells of an organ

Penis

Male external organ of reproduction

Perineum

External region between the anus and scrotum in the male

Prepuce

Foreskin; fold of skin covering tip of penis

prostate gland

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

Scrotum

External sac that contains the testes

Semen

Spermatozoa and seminal fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

seminal vesicles

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

seminiferous tubules

Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

spermatozoon

Sperm cell

Sterilization

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

stromal tissue

Supportive, connective tissue or an organ; stroma

testis

Male gonad (testicle) that produces spermatozoa and testosterone

Testosterone

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

vas deferens

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

andr/o

male

balan/o

glans penis

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

epididym/o

epididymis

gon/o

seed

hydr/o

water, fluid

orch/o

testis, testicle

orchi/o

testis, testicle

orchid/o

testis, testicle

pen/o

penis

prostat/o

prostate gland

semin/i

semen, seed

sperm/o

spermatozoa, semen

terat/o

monster

test/o

testis, testicle

varic/o

varicose veins

vas/o

vessel duct

zo/o

animal life

-genesis

formation

-one

hormone

-pexy

fixation, put in place

-stomy

new opening

20%

composition of semen from prostate gland

50%

composition of semen from seminal vesicle

5%

composition of semen from testes

spermatozoa

seminiferous tubes produce

testosterone

interstitial cells produce

2-5 mL

volume of normal seminal fluid

7.2-8.0

pH of normal seminal fluid

identical twins

1 egg, 1 sperm, same placenta, separate amniotic sacs

fraternal twins

2 eggs, 2 sperms, separate placentas

parenchyma

basic cellular tissue substance comprising the testis, consisting of the seminiferous tubules and interstitial cells (Leydig and Sertoli cells) located within the lobules.

Stromal cells

Cells that provide structure or support for parenchymal cells

passage of sperm