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chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| kidneys | filter blood, from urine |
| ureters | tubes carrying urine from kidneys to bladder |
| bladder | stores urine |
| urethra | tube for urine exit, also carries semen |
| detrusor mucle | bladder muscle for emptying |
| testes | produce sperm & testosterone |
| scrotum | sac holding testes |
| epididynis | sperm maturation & storage near testes |
| vas deferens | transports sperm from epididymis |
| seminal vesicles | glands adding fluid to semen |
| prostate gland | adds alkaline fluid to semen' surrounds urethra |
| bulbourethral | produce pre-ejaculate |
| semen | sperm fluid from seminal vesicles, prostate, bulbourethral glands |
| BPH | non-cancerous prostate enlargement |
| ED | inability to get/maintain erection |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| STI/STD | sexually transmitted infection/disease |
| TURP | surgery of BPH |
| DRE | digital rectal exam/prostate check |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen, blood test for prostate issues |
| a | absence of , without |
| an | absence of, without |
| crypt | hidden |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| epi | above |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| hypo | below |
| par | near |
| traans | through, across, beyond |
| andr/o | male |