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Male Reproductive
LOM Chapter 9 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bulbourethral gland | One of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. |
| Cowper gland | bulbourethral gland |
| ejaculation | Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra. |
| ejaculatory duct | Tube through which semen enters the male urethra. |
| epididymis (plural epididymides) | One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis. It carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deference. |
| erectile dysfunction | Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence. |
| flagellum | Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move). |
| fraternal twins | Two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate ova fertilized by two different sperm. |
| glans penis | Sensitive tip of the penis. |
| identical twins | Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos. Conjoined ("Siamese") twins are incompletely separated identical twins. |
| impotence | Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection. From Latin in/im, not, and potentia, power. |
| interstitial cells | In the testes, these cells lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the hormone testosterone. A pituitary gland hormone (luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulates interstitial cells to produce testosterone. |
| parenchyma | Tissue composed of essential and functional cells of organ. In the testis the parenchymal tissue includes seminiferous tubules that produce sperm. |
| perineum | External region between the anus and scrotum in the male. |
| prepuce | Fold of skin covering the tip of the penis. Also called foreskin. |
| prostate gland | Exocrine gland, in men, at the base of the urinary bladder. The prostate gland secretes the fluid part of semen into the urethra during ejaculation. |
| scrotum | External sac that contains the testes. |
| semen | Spermatozoa (sperm cells) and seminal fluid (prostatic and other glandular secretions). |
| seminal vesicle | Either of paired sac-like male exocrine glands that secrete a fluid into the vas deferens. the seminal fluid is the major component of semen. |
| Spermatozoon (plural: spermatozoa) | Sperm cell. |
| sterilization | Any procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release reproductive cells. |
| stroma | Supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma. |
| testis (plural: testes) | Male gonad (testicle) that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone. |
| testosterone | Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics. |
| vas deferens | Narrow tube (one on each side) that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra. Also called ductus deferens. |
| PSA | (Prostetic Specific Androgetn) High serum levels of this protein indicate prostatic carcinom |
| BPH | (Benigh Prostatic Hyperplasia) Noncancerous enclargement of the prostate gland. |
| TURP | (Transurethral Resection of the Prostate) Relieves symptoms of prostate gland enlargement. |
| TRUS | (Transrectal Ultrasound) Helpful procedure in guiding a prostatic biopsy needle. |
| DRE | (Digital Rectal Examination) Manual diagnostic procedure to examine the prostate gland. |
| HSV | (Herpes Simplex Virus) Etiolog agent of a sexually transmitted disease characterized by blister formation. |
| STD | (Sexually Transmitted Disease) Chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, and syphilis are examples of this general category of infections. |
| Androgen | Substance that produce hormone in in male. testosterone |
| Balanitis | Inflammation of the glans penis |
| Cryptorchism | One or both testicles do not descend, by the time of birth, into the scrotal sac from the abdominal cavity. |
| Hydrocele | Hernia within to scrotom |
| Anorchism | Congenital absence of one or both testes. |
| Spermolytic | Pertaining to destruction of sperm cells. |
| Oligospermia | Scanty sperm count (less than normal) |
| Aspermia | Lack of formation or ejaculation of semen (sperm and fluid). |
| Azoospermia | Lack of spermatozoa in the semen. |
| Hydrocele | Sac of clear fluid in the scrotum. |
| Testicular Torsion | Twisting of the spermatic cord. |
| Varicocele | Enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle. |
| Hypospadias; Hypospadia | Congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis. |
| Phimosis | Narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis. |
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