Male reproductive system

The sex glands are the __________.

gonads.

The sex cells are the __________.

gametes.

The cell division that forms the sex cells is __________.

meiosis.

The testis descends through the __________.

inguinal canal.

The testes are contained in the __________.

scrotum.

The main androgen is __________.

testosterone.

The tip of the penis is enlarged to form the __________.

glans penis.

The common name for the prepuce is __________.

foreskin.

The interstitial cells of the testes produce __________.

hormones.

FSH and LH are produced in the __________.

pituitary.

Spermatogenesis begins __________.

at puberty.

The epididymis is a __________.

coiled tube on the testis that stores sperm cells.

Which of the following is not a tube that transports spermatozoa? __________.

ureter.

All of the following glands add secretions to semen, except the __________.

corpus spongiosum.

The discharge of semen is termed __________.

ejaculation.

Orchialgia is __________.

pain in the testis.

Excess secretion of semen is __________.

polyspermia.

The ductus deferens is cut in a(n) __________.

vasectomy.

Oscheoplasty is __________.

plastic repair of the scrotum.

Anorchism is __________.

absence of a testis.

Destruction of sperm cells is __________.

spermatolysis.

Spermatorrhea is __________.

excessive discharge of semen.

An oscheolith is a(n) __________.

stone in the scrotum.

Vesiculotomy is __________.

incision of the seminal vesicle.

A vasovasostomy is used to __________.

reverse a vasectomy.

Vasovesiculitis is __________.

inflammation of the vas deferens and seminal vesicle.

The adjective for penis is __________.

penile.

The adjective oscheal refers to the __________.

scrotum.

Surgical fixation of the testis is __________.

orchiopexy.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is __________.

enlargement of the prostate.

A condition of having an undescended testis is termed __________.

cryptorchidism.

An inguinal hernia is __________.

protrusion of an organ through the inguinal canal.

The foreskin is removed in a __________.

circumcision.

Which of the following is not a sexually transmitted infection? __________.

mumps.

A common sexually transmitted infection is caused by __________.

Chlamydia trachomatis.

Coitus is __________.

sexual intercourse.

Inflammation of the glans penis is called __________.

balanitis.

Narrowing of the foreskin opening is called __________.

phimosis.

Priapism is __________.

continuous erection of the penis.

BPH is an abbreviation for __________.

enlargement of the prostate.

GC is an abbreviation for a(n) __________.

organism that causes an STI.

TURP is an abbreviation for a(n) __________.

type of prostate surgery.

The spermatozoon is a __________.

gamete.

The process of meiosis __________.

forms the reproductive cell.

The prepuce is removed in a(n) __________.

circumcision.

The plural form of testis is __________.

testes.

The term seminal refers to __________.

semen.

Vasorrhaphy is __________.

suture of the ductus deferens.

Vesiculography is __________.

x-ray study of the seminal vesicle.

Cryptorchidism is __________.

an undescended testis.

Oligospermia is __________.

deficiency of spermatozoa.

A synonym for testalgia is __________.

orchiodynia.

Balanitis is __________.

inflammation of the glans penis.

The ductus deferens, nerves, and blood vessels are contained in the __________.

spermatic cord.

The tube that transports urine through the penis is the __________.

urethra.

The bulbourethral glands are located __________.

below the prostate.

Another term for impotence is __________.

erectile dysfunction.

Treponema pallidum causes __________.

syphilis.

The Gleason tumor grading system assesses the severity of cancer in the __________.

prostate.

A cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is __________.

HIV.

Which syllable has the primary accent in androgen? __________.

an.

Which syllable has the primary accent in epididymitis? __________.

mi.

Which syllable has the primary accent in impotence? __________.

im.

Which syllable has the primary accent in testopathy? __________.

top.

Which syllable has the primary accent in anorchism? __________.

or.

Which syllable has the primary accent in vasorrhaphy? __________.

or.

Which syllable has the primary accent in varicocele? __________.

var.

Which syllable has the primary accent in brachytherapy? __________.

ther.

The seminiferous tubules are the site for production of __________.

spermatozoa.

The tube cut in a vasectomy is the __________.

ductus deferens.

Vesiculitis is inflammation of the __________.

seminal vesicle.

Which of the following is not associated with sexually transmitted disease? __________.

LH.

The male gonad is the __________.

testis.

The testes are held in a sac called the __________.

scrotum.

The thick fluid that transports sperm cells is called __________.

semen.

The gland below the bladder that contributes to the semen is the __________.

prostate.

Diminished ability to produce offspring is termed __________.

infertility.

The plural of spermatozoon is __________.

spermatozoa.

The tube that transports both urine and semen in the male is the __________.

urethra.

Protrusion of an organ through a weakness in a body wall is termed a(n) __________.

hernia.

Before ejaculation, sperm cells are stored in the __________.

epididymis.

Surgical removal of the prepuce is termed __________.

circumcision.

The root osche/o means __________.

scrotum.

The abbreviation for noncancerous growth of the prostate is __________.

BPH OR bph.

Another term for erectile dysfunction is __________.

impotence.

Incision of the epididymis is termed __________.

epididymotomy.

Ejection of semen from the male urethra is called __________.

ejaculation.

The penis is also known as a(n) __________.

phallus.

__________ pertains to the channel through which the testis descends into the scrotum in the male.

Inguinal.

__________ are mature male sex cells (root: sperm/i, spermat/o).

Spermatozoa.

Surgical removal of the end of the prepuce (foreskin) is known as __________.

circumcision.

__________ means “relating to a seminal vesicle.”

Vesicular.

Failure of the testis to descend into the scrotum is known as __________.

cryptorchidism.

Surgical repair of a hernia is called __________.

herniorrhaphy.

Erectile dysfunction refers to __________.

impotence.

The __________ is the tube that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the urethra.

ductus deferens OR vas deferens.

The __________ canal is the channel through which the testis descends.

inguinal.

The primary function of the prostate is __________.

to secrete fluid that nourishes and protects sperm.

The male conduit for urine and semen is the __________.

urethra.

What is the purpose of the scrotum? __________.

To regulate the temperature of the testes.