Chapter 9: Male Reproductive System

vas/o

vessel, duct; vas deferens

BPH

benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy

PSA

prostate-specific antigen (test for prostate cancer)

TURP

transurethral resection of the prostate

vasectomy

removal of a segment of the vas deferens; a male sterilization procedure

cryptorchism

undescended testicles

seminiferous tubules

site of spermatogenesis in testes

prostatectomy

excision of the prostate gland

prostatalgia

painful prostate

epididymis

site of sperm maturation and storage

vas deferens

transports sperm into the abdominopelvic cavity

vasovasostomy

reversal of a vasectomy

orchiopexy

surgical fixation of a testicle

gonad

a sex gland; testis or ovary

prostate

a gland below the bladder and surrounding the urethra

ejaculatory duct

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

testis, testicle

androgen

class of male hormones

testosterone

hormone that promotes masculine characteristics

prostatomegaly

enlargement of the prostate

genitalia

reproductive organs

perineum

external region between the anus and scrotum in the male

sperm's route through the GU tract

1. seminiferous tubules, 2. epididymis, 3. vas deferens, 4. ejaculatory duct, 5. urethra, 6. penis (meatus)

circumcision

the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce) of the penis

phimosis

narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

DRE

digital rectal examination

prepuce

foreskin

scrotum

external sac that contains the testes

spermatogenesis

production of sperm

oliguria

decreased urine output