| Question |
Answer |
| The male gonad |
testis |
| a gland below the bladder and surrounding the urethra |
prostate |
| tissue that produces sperm cells |
seminiferous tubules |
| hair-like tail region of the sperm is called the ? |
flagellum |
| tube that leads from the epididymis to the urethra |
vas deferens |
| foreskin, aka..? |
prepuce |
| male castration would result from which type of operation? |
bilateral orchiectomy (removal of both testes) |
| inflammation of the glans penis |
balanitis |
| a chancre is the primary lesion in which of disease conditon? |
syphilis |
| testosterone is an ? |
androgen |
| testosterone is produced by |
interstitial cells of the testes (interstitial cells produce cells pertinent to the organ of function) |
| medical term for the condition of undescended testicles |
cryptorchism (crypt means hidden) |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia is characterized by |
overgrowth of glandular tissue |
| seminoma is a type of ? |
testicular cancer |
| sterilization procedure (in males) |
vasectomy |
| the sac containing the male gonad |
scrotum |
| congenital condition of the male urethra |
hypospadias |
| parenchymal tissue in the testes |
seminiferous tubules (tissue that is essential to the function of a particular organ) |
| congenital absence of a testicle |
anorchism |
| a "spermolytic" stubstance would... ? |
destroy sperm cells |
| orchiopexy |
fixation of an undescended testicle (performed to bring undescended testes into the scrotum) |
| swollen, twisted veins (varicies) near the testes |
varicocele |
| nongonococcal urethritis is most often called by ? (hint: "nongonococcal" - eliminates gonorrhea) |
chlamydial infection |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH is not an STI |
BPH is not an STI |
| to tie off or bind |
ligation |
| removal of a piece of vas deferens |
vasectomy |
| orchiectomy |
castration |
| removal of the prepuce |
circumcision |
| destruction of tissue by freezing |
cryosurgery |
| pus-filled |
purulent |
| test of fertility (reproductive ability) |
semen analysis |
| ejection of sperm and fluid from the ruethra |
ejaculation |
| treatment for condition of carcinoma of the prostate gland |
radical prostatectomy (removes entire prostate) |
| treatment for condition of cryptorchism |
failure to descend, requires orchiopexy to move testes to scrotum) |
| procedure to cause sterilization (hormones remain) |
vasectomy |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH |
surgical treatment by transurethral resection of the prostate |
| reversal of sterilization |
vasovasostomy |
| treatment by removal of swollen twisted veins near the testes is called a... ? |
varicocelectomy |
| treatment for condition of abnormal fluid collection in scrotum |
requires a hydrocelectomy |
| treatment for seminoma |
malignant neoplasm of the testis, requires bilateral orchiectomy (removal of both testes) |
| treatment for condition of phimosis |
tight foreskin, requires circumcision to correct |
Biology Lab Midterm
