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MedTerm Chap 9
LOM Chapter 9 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bulbourethral gland | One of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. (Cowper Gland) |
| Ejaculation | Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra. |
| Ejaculatory duct | Tube through which semen enters the urethra. |
| Epididymis | 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 deferens. |
| Flagellum | Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile. |
| Glans penis | Sensitive tip of the penis. |
| Interstitial cells of the testis | Cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the hormone testosterone. |
| Paraenchyma | Tissue composed of the essential cells of any organ. |
| Perineum | Area between the anus and the scrotum in the male. |
| Prepuce (foreskin) | Skin covering the tip of the penis. |
| Prostate gland | Gland, in men, at the base of the urinary bladder that secretes a fluid into the urethra during ejaculation. |
| Scrotum | External sac that contains the testes in men. |
| Semen | Spermatozoa and fluid. |
| Seminalvesicle | Either of paired sac-like male glands that secrete a fluid into the vas deferens. |
| Seminiferous tubules | Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes. |
| Spermatozoon | Sperm cell. |
| Sterilization | Any procedure rendering and individual incapable of reproduction. |
| Stroma | Supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma. |
| Testis | Male gonad that produces permatozoa and the hormone testosterone; testicle. |
| Testosterone | Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes. |
| Vas deferens | Narrow tube that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra. |
| Andro | Male |
| Balano | glanis penis |
| Cryo | Cold |
| Crypto | Hidden |
| Epididymo | epididymis |
| Gono | seed |
| Hydro | Water, fluid |
| Orcho | Testis |
| Orchio | Testis |
| Orchido | Testis |
| Prostato | Prostate gland |
| Semini | Semen, seed |
| Spermo | Spermatozoa |
| Spermato | Semen |
| Terato | monster |
| Testo | Testis |
| Varico | Varicose Veins |
| Vaso | Vessel, duct |
| Zoo | Animal life |
| Genesis | Formation |
| One | Hormone |
| Pexy | Fixation, Put in place |
| Stomy | New opening |
| Testicular torsin | Rotating of spermatic cord that cuts of blood supply to testes. |
| Hypospadias | Urethra opening on the underside of the penis. |
| Phimosis | Narrowing of the opening of the foreskin over the glans penis. |
| Castration | Removal of testes or ovaries. |
| BPH | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
| PSA | Prostatic Specific Antigen |
| TURP | Transurethral Resection of the prostate |
| DRE | Digital rectal exam, Finger palpation to check for abnormalities of the prostate gland. |
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