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Question | Answer |
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What is a Chancre? | A painless ulcer that may appear on the tounge, lips, genitalia, or rectum. |
What is hypospadias? | It is a birth defect of the urethra. Abnormally placed Urinary Meatus. |
What is Epispadias? | Malformation of the penis. The urethra ends at the dorsum of the penis. |
What is the Cowper's Gland? | The Bulbourethral Gland. Their fluid aids in the movement of sperm. |
What is the Prostate Gland? | A gland that surrounds the beginning of the urethra. |
What is a Seminal Vesicle? | Tubular glands posteroinferior to the urinary bladder. |
What is a Seminiferous Tubule? | They contain spermatogenic cells, located in the lobules of the testes. |
What is a testicle? | The male gonad in animals. It produces sperm and testosterone. |
What is a flagellum? | A lash like appendage that protrudes from the cell body, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. |
What is Prepuce? | A peice of skin in the uncircumcized male that covers the glans penis. |
What is Vas Deferens? | A tube that connects the epididymis with the urethra. It carries the sperm. |
What is the scrotum? | The sac of skin below the pelvic cavity that contains the testes. |
What is PSA, Prostate Specific Antigen? | It liquefies semen, and allows sperm to swim freely. |
What is semen? | Sperm and the various substances that nourish and transport them. |
What is Anorchism? | A medical condition where both testes are absent at birth. |
What is a vasectomy? | To seal at least one side of each Vas Deferens. |
What is a low sperm count called? | Oligospermia |
What is the tightness in the foreskin of the penis known as? | Phimosis |
Which structure provides the appropriate environment for sperm maturation? | Epididymis |
What is the surgical removal of the testicles called? | Orchiectomy |
What is the dilation of the veins of the spermatic cord called? | Variocele |
What is another name for Cowper's Glands? | Bulbourethral Gland |
What is a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate called? | Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy |
What is removal of part of the prostate through the urethral called? | Transurethral Resection |
What is the surgical removal of the foreskin? | Circumcision |
What is the inflammation of the glans penis? | Balanitis |
What is the medical term for undescended testicles? | Cryptorchidism |
Prepuce | A peice of skin in the uncircumcized male that covers the glans penis. |
Prostate Gland | A chest-nut shaped gland that surrounds the beginning of the urethra in the male. |
Adenocarcinoma | Is a cancer of an epithelium that originates in glandular tissue. |
Purulent | Pus |
Scrotum | In a male, the sac of skin below the pelvic cavity that contains the testes. |
Seminoma | Is a germ cell tumor (cancer) of the testis. |
Chancre | a painless ulcer that may appear on the tounge, the lips, the genitalia, the rectum, or elsewhere. |
Impotence | A disorder in which a male cannot maintain an erect penis to complete sexual intercourse; also called erectile dysfunction. |
Chlamydia | Is a common sexually transmitted infection in humans caused by the bacterium Chlamydia Trachomatis. |
Parenchyma | Are the functional parts of an organ in the body. |
Cryptorchidism | Convenital failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac. |
Bulbourethral Gland | Also called the cowpers gland. Glands that lie beneath the prostate and empty their fluid into the urethra. Their fluid aids in sperm movement. |
Seminiferous Tubules | These tubes contain spermatogenic cells and are located in the lobules of the testes. |
Syphilis | Is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema Pallidum. |
Testis | The testicle, is the male gonad in animals. |
Testosterone | A hormone produced by the testes that maintains the male reproductive structures and male characteristics such as deep voice, body hair, and muscle mass. |
Semen | Sperm and the various substances that nourish and transport them. |
Embryonal | Embryo |
Oligospermia | Refers to semen with a low concentration of sperm and is a common finding in male infertility. |
Vas Deferens | A tube that connects the epididymis with the urethra and that carries sperm. |