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Chapter 13
Male Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the combining form of glans penis | balan/o |
| what are the three different combining forms for testis | orch/o, orchi/o, and orchid/o |
| what is the procedure of suturing a vessel called | vasorrhaphy |
| the plural or epididymis is | epididymides |
| what is the seminal vesicle | connected to the vas deferens on each side is another structure that secrets an alkaline substance into the semen. |
| what is produced by the testes | sperm or spermatozoon |
| what are bulbourethral glands aka Cowper glands | a pair of glands below the prostate, with ducts opening into urethra, secrete a viscous fluid into the semen |
| what is the medical term for foreskin, which covers the glans penis and is removed by circumcision in some men | prepuce |
| what is between the scrotum and the anus is the external area | called the perineum |
| what is mucopurulent discharge | drainage of mucus and pus |
| what is the medical term for the condition in which one or both testes are absent | anorchism |
| what is hydrocele | a hernia of fluid in the testis or tubes leading from the testis |
| The congenital condition in which the urethra opens on the undersurface of the penis is | hypospadias |
| the most common STD is | chlamydia |
| what is hepatitis B (HBV) | virus that causes inflammation of the liver, which can be spread through any body fluid |
| digital rectal is | physical examination procedure involving the physician inserting a finger into the rectum to palpate the rectum and prostate |
| what analysis is often performed to help determine a man's fertility | semen analysis |
| procedure to surgically repair the testicle is | orchioplasty |
| the surgical procedure of removing prostatic gland tissue using a resectoscope through the urethra is | transurethral resection |
| what happens when a patient is deficient in the production of a hormone, such as testosterone, | treatment of hormone replacement therapy |
| a therapy to treat erectile dysfunction involves self injection of a medication into the corpus cavernous to cause an erection is | penile self-injection |
| BPH is | benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| abbreviation for transurethral resection of the prostate | TURP |
| DRE is | digital rectal examination |
| what is prostatectomy | the surgical removal of the prostate gland |
| what does the suffix -cele mean | pouching out or hernia |
| what is peyronie disease | the disorder characterized by a buildup of hardened fibrous tissue in the corpus cavernosum, causing pain and a defective curvature of the penis |
| inflammation of the glans penis is | balanitis |
| what is the condition of deficient production and expulsion of sperm called | oligospermia |
| what is the combining form for perineum | perine/o |
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