Chapter 9 - Male Reproductive system

herpes simplex virus type 2

sexually transmitted, ulcer-like lesions of the genital and anorectal skin and mucosa; after initial infection, the virus lies dormant in the nerve cell root and may recur at times of stress

bulbourethral glands, Cowper's Glands

A pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. They secrete fluid into the urethra.

ejaculation

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

ejaculatory duct

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

epididymis

structure epididymis - A long, coiled duct on the outside of the testis in which sperm mature.

erectile dysfunction

inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence

flagellum

A long, whiplike structure that helps a cell to move

fraternal twins

two infants resulting from two sperm and two ova

epididym/o

epididymis

glans penis

the conical mass that forms the head of the penis

balan/o

glans penis

identical twins

develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms

pen/o, phall/o

penis

Chlamydia trachomatis

bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease, chlamydia - the silent epidemic

perineum

external region between the anus and scrotum in the male

prepuce

foreskin

prostate gland

A gland in males that contributes to the seminal fluid.

prostat/o

prostate gland

semen

the combination of sperm and seminal fluid

semin/i

semen

seminal vessels

two sac-like structures close to the prostate that produce the majority of the seminal fluid

seminiferous tubules

Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes.

sperm/o, sperm/i, spermat/o

spermatozoa - sperm cells

sterilization

removal of ability to reproduce

testis

male reproductive organ that produces sperm and hormones

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

testis, testicle

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A sexually transmitted bacterial disease caused by a gonococcus bacterium that causes inflammation of the genital mucous membrane, burning pain when urinating, and discharge

vas deferens

tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

andr/o

male

testosterone

primary male sex hormone

crypt/o

hidden

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

testicle

vas/o

vessel; vas deferens; duct

-genesis, poiesis, -genic, -gen

forming, producing, origin

-pexy

surgical fixation

-stomy

surgical opening

PSA

prostate-specific antigen

BPH

benign prostatic hypertrophy

GU

genitourinary

HSV

herpes simplex virus

RPR

rapid plasma reagin (test for syphilis)

STI

sexually transmitted infection

Herpes simplex type 1

"cold sores"; clear vesicles with red base that evolve into pustules, usually at lip-skin junction

Trichomoniasis

a STI caused by a protozoan that results in infections of the vagina, urethra, and bladder

-algia, -dynia

pain

cyst/o, vesicul/o, vesic/o

urinary bladder

en-, endo-, intra-

within

epi-

upon; on; over

gonad/o

sex glands

-ism, -ia, -iasis, -esis, -y, -osis

condition

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lith, lith/o

stone

par-

near

scrot/o

scrotum

trans-

across, through

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

urethr/o

urethra