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LOM Ch 9
LOM Ch 9 Male Reproduction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| androgen | Male hormone producing or stimulating male characteristics (testosterone) |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| cyrogenic surgery | pertaining to destruction of tissue by producing cold temperatures |
| cryptorchidism | undescended testicles |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
| gonorrhea | sexualy transmitted disease, marked by gonococci and urethral discharge |
| hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the scrotal sac |
| orchiectomy | removal of a testicle |
| orchitis | inflammation of a testicle |
| penile | pertaining to the penis |
| penoscrotal | pertaining to the penis and scrotum |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland |
| prostatectomy | removal of the prostate gland |
| seminiferous tubules | produce sperm in the testes |
| spermolytic | pertaining to destruction of sperm |
| oligospermia | scanty productrion of sperm |
| aspermia | lack of rformation or ejaculation of semen |
| teratoma | tumor (testicular) that is composed of many types of tissue |
| testicular | pertaining to the testes |
| varicocele | hernia of swollen, twisted veins above the testes |
| vasectomy | removal of a portion of each vas deferens |
| azoopermia | lack of spermatozoa in semen |
| spermatogenesis | formation of sperm cells |
| testosterone | male hormone produced by the testes |
| orchiopexy | fixation of the testicle. |
| vasovasotomy | new opening betwseen two parts of the vas deferens (surgery to reverse vasectomy) |
| 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 urethra |
| Epididymis | One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis; carrie sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens |
| Erectile dysfunction | Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence |
| Flagellum | Hair like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile |
| Fraternal twins | Two infants born of the same pregancy 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 distince embryos |
| Interstitial cells of the testis | Cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the homrone testosterone |
| Perineum | Area between the anus and scrotum in a male |
| Prepuce | Foreskin; skin covering the tip of the penis |
| Prostate gland | Gland at the base of the urinary bladder in males that secretes a fluid into the urethra during ejaculation |
| Scrotum | External sac that contains the testes in men |
| Semen | Spermatozoa and fluid |
| Testis | Male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone; plural testes |
| Testosterone | Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics |
| Vas deferens | Narrow tube that carries sperm from the epididymis in to the body toward the urethra |
| Interstitial cells of the testis | Cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the homrone testosterone. |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia | Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland (uses TURP to relieve the obstruction) |
| castration | surgical excision (removal) of testicles |
| chancre | ulcer or sore usually appears on genitalia 2 weeks after exposure to syphilis (stage 1) |
| chlamydial infection | bacterial invasion of the urethra and reproductive tract (caused by Chlamydia trachomatis) |
| circumcision | surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis |
| testicular torsion | twisting of the spermatic cord |
| herpes genitalis | Infection of skin and genital mucosa, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) |
| human papillomavirus | Infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by HPV (warts) |
| hypospadias | congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of at its tip |
| impotence | erectile dysfunction - inability of an adult makle to achieve an erection |
| ligation | tying and binding off the free ends with sutures |
| parenchyma | The essential distinctive cells of an organ |
| syphilis | Chronic STD cuased by a spirochete (spiral shaped bacterium) the disease has 4 stages |
| phimosis | Narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis |
| photoselective vaporization of the prostate | removal of tissue to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia using a green light laser |
| purulent | pus-filled |
| seminal vesicles | paired sac-like male exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens |
| seminoma | most common tumor of the testes, arrises from embryonic tissue |
| spermatoza | semen |
| spermatozoon | male sperm cell |
| sterilization | procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release reproductive cells |
| stroma | supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parencyma |
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