MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY TEST REVIEW MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Gametes contain half the chromosones that other body cells have: true

In a male fetus, the testes develop in the abdomen: true

The pineal gland secretes luteinizing horomone, which stimulates productive of testoterone: false

Testicular cancer is most commonly found in men over the age of 50: false

Male reproductive disorders can be made worse by abnormal thyroid levels: true

The process of spermatogenesis begins in the: seminiferous tubules

After sperm are produced, where are they stored?: epididymis

After sperm cells have matured, they move into the: Vas deferens

What is another name for the bulbourethral gland: cowpers gland
What is anorchia: the congenital absence of one or both testes

Oligiospermia: an abnormally low number of sperm in the semen

Prostatorrhea: abnormal flow of prostatic fluid discharged through the urethra
Chlamydia infections are caused by: bacteria
The herpes simplex virus can cause: herpes genitalis
A fluid filled sac in or around a testos is known as a: hydrocele
Testosterone level is measured with: a blood test
Ablation: a type of radiation therapy
orchiopexy: a surgical procedure to move an undescended testis into the scrotum.
Transurethral needle ablation may be done to: shrink the prostate gland
In a vasectomy, part of the what is removed?: vas deferens


Circumcision: removal of the foreskin of the penis
Conception: the fertilization of the female sex cell by a sperm.
Flagellum: the tail of a sperm cell
Gamete: a sex cell
Gonad: a gland that produces sex cells
prepuce: a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
semen: sperm-containing fluid expelled from the penis during sexual intercourse
spermatogensis: the process of sperm development
testosterone: a horomone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics
zygote: a fertilized ovum

The testes are enclosed, protected and supported by a sac like pouch of skin called the: scrotum

Aids is caused by: human immunodeficiency virus
prostatis: inflammation of the prostate
Vasectomy: the surgical removal of the vas deferens