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Medical Lang. II
Male/Female Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TESTOSTERONE AKA | ANDROGEN |
| spermatogenesis | The creation of sperm |
| Epididymis | A structure that stores the spermatozoa |
| Vessel in the male reproductive system | vas deferens, ductus deferens, seminal duct |
| bilateral vasectomy causes | sterilization |
| Sterility means | infertility..inability to produce offspring |
| Urethra in Males carries | urine, spermatozoa, and semen to the outside world |
| Prostate gland creates | semen |
| seminal vesicle | creates semen |
| vesiculectomy | surgical removal of a seminal vesicle |
| GLANS PENIS | enlarged tip of the penis |
| balanorrhea | GC AKA gonorrhea purulent discharge (flow) from the glans penis |
| ANORCHISM | a condition of no testis |
| benign prostatic hypertrophy or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) | a non-malignant excessive development of the prostate |
| orchiopexy | surgical fixation of a testis |