Chapter 9 Test 9 Med Term

3. sterilization (hormones remain and potency is not impaired) match surgical procedure

vasectomy

5. removal of a piece of the vas deferens

vasectomy

What symptom does he have now?

Urinary retention

18. zo/o

animal life

zo/o

animal life

Fold of skin covering the head of the penis; prepuce.

foreskin

-genesis

formation

6. -genesis

formation

7. -plasia

formation

4. benign prostatic hyperplasia match surgical procedure

photosensitive vaporization of the prostate

Spermatozoa (sperm cells) and fluid (prostatic and vesicle secretions), discharged from the urethra during ejaculation.

semen

2. test of fertility (reproductive ability)

semen analysis

8. Sarah and Steve had been trying to conceive a child for 7 years. Steve had a ___________, which revealed 25% normal sperm count with 10% motility. He was told he had ________

semen analysis; oligospermia

8. fluid secreted by male reproductive glands and ejaculated with sperm

semen or seminal fluid

3. semin/i

semen, seed

semin/i

semen, seed

7. paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid in to the vas deferens

seminal vesicles

Paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid (a major component of semen) into the vas deferens.

seminal vesicles

3. narrow coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

seminiferous tubules

Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

seminiferous tubules

7. procedure that removes a person's ability to produce or release reproductive cells

sterilization

Procedure that removes a person's ability to produce or release reproductive cells; removal of testicles, vasectomy, and oophorectomy are examples

sterilization

4. supportive connective tissue of an organ

stromal tissue

Supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma. Also called ____.

stromal tissue

Narrow tube (one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra. Also called ductus deferens.

vas deferens

20. andr/o

male

andr/o

male

15. varic/o

varicose veins

varic/o

varicose veins

9. narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra

vas deferens

What was the reason for the surgery then?

Benign overgrowth of the prostate gland

surgical excision or removal of testicles or ovaries

Castration

failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum; undescended testicles

Cryptorchism

a man who has been castrated

Eunuch

6. T/F Balanitis is inflammation of a testicle

False (Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis. Orchitis is inflammation of a testicle)

2. T/F Estrogen is an example of an androgen

False (Estrogen is a female hormone. Androgens are male hormones. Testosterone is an androgen)

9. T/F Seminiferous tubules are the interstitial cells of the testes

False (Seminiferous tubules are the parenchymal tissue of the testes. The interstitial cells of the testis are the Leydig cells that secrete testosterone)

5. T/F Spermolytic means formation of sperm

False (Spermolytic is destruction of sperm. Spermatogenesis is formation of sperm)

4. T/F A teratoma is a benign tumor of the prostate gland

False (Teratoma is a malignant tumor in the testis)

10. T/F Testosterone is produced by the parenchymal tissue of the testes

False (Testosterone is produced by the interstitial cells of the testis)

11. T/F Vasectomy produces impotence

False (Vasectomy results in the inability of sperm to leave the body in semen. It does not affect erectile dysfunction and does not produce impotence.)

7. infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by human papillomavirus

HPV infection

Stage T3 N+ means that the tumor

Has spread locally and beyond lymph nodes

What examination allowed the physician to feel the tumor?

Palpation by finger inserted into the rectum

Five years previously, the patient had which type of surgery?

Partial prostatectomy (transurethral)

Where had the tumor spread?

Pelvic lymph nodes and left seminal vesicle

What is likely to stimulate prostatic adenocarcinoma growth?

Testosterone secretion

Why is staging to tumors important?

To classify the extent of spread of the tumor and to plan treatment

1. T/F Cryogenic surgery uses cold temperatures to destroy tissue

True

12. T/F Vasovasostomy is an anastomosis that can restore fertility (ability to reproduce offspring)

True

3. T/F Castration (orchiectomy or oophorectomy) is an example of sterilization

True

7. T/F Azoospermia causes infertility

True

8. T/F Aspermia can result from retrograde ejaculation

True (Semen is discharged backward into the urinary bladder and not ejaculated)

4. malignant tumor of the prostate gland

adenocarcinoma of the prostate (prostate cancer)

10. Sarah eventually became pregnant. An ultrasound examination showed two embryos with two separate placentas and in separate ________ sacs. Sarah gave birth to two healthy _______ twin girls.

amniotic; fraternal

7. Twenty-six-year-old Lance noticed a hard testicular mass. His physician prescribed a brief trial with ______ to rule out _______. The mass remained and Lance underwent _________. The mass was a ________.

antibiotics; epididymitis; orchiectomy; seminoma

5. lack of semen

aspermia

9. lack of semen

aspermia

6. lack of sperm cells in semen

azoospermia

7. inflammation of the glans penis

balanitis

1. prostatic enlargement, nonmalignant

benign prostatic hyperplasia

2. BPH, noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland

benign prostatic hyperplasia

10. pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra; Cowper glands

bulbourethral (Cowper) glands

Pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. They secrete fluid into the urethra. Also called Cowper glands

bulbourethral glands

1. orchiectomy

castration

6. ulcer that forms on genital organs after infection with syphilis

chancre

2. Bob had many sexual partners, one of whom had been diagnosed with ___________, a highly communicable STI.

chlamydia

5. bacterial infection that invades the urethra and reproductive tract of men and women and is the major cause of nonspecific urethritis in males and cervicitis in females:

chlamydia

4. Just after Nick's birth, his parents had a difficult time deciding whether to have their infant son undergo ______

circumcision

6. removal of the precupe

circumcision

8. phimosis match surgical procedure

circumcision

Removal of the prepuce (foreskin). It is a common elective procedure performed shortly after birth.

circumcision

2. sperm cells and seminal fluid

semen

cry/o

cold

8. destruction of tissue by freezing

cryosurgery

1. When Fred was a newborn infant, his doctors could feel only one testicle within the scrotum and suggested close monitoring of his condition of

cryptorchidism

9. undescended testicles

cryptorchidism

5. DRE, manual diagnostic procedure to examine the prostate gland

digital rectal examination

10. ejection of sperm and fluid from the urethra

ejaculation

3. ejection of sperm and fluid from the urethra

ejaculation

Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra.

ejaculation

3. tube through which semen enters the urethra

ejaculatory duct

Tube through which semen enters the male urethra.

ejaculatory duct

1. one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis; carries and stores sperm

epididymis

2. coiled tube on top of each testis

epididymis

One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis. It stores and carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens.

epididymis

epididym/o

epididymis

2. inflammation of the tube that carries the spermatozoa to the vas deferens

epididymitis

8. inability of an adult male to achieve erection; impotence

erectile dysfunction

Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence.

erectile dysfunction

5. -pexy

fixation

-pexy

fixation, put in place

Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move).

flagella

1. hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

flagellum

7. two infants resulting from fertilization of two ova by two sperm cells

fraternal twins

Two infants resulting from fertilization of two separate ova by two separate sperm cells

fraternal twins

14. balan/o

glans penis

2. sensitive tip of the penis

glans penis

Sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to the clitoris in the female.

glans penis

balan/o

glans penis

8. STI caused by berry-shaped bacteria and marked by inflammation of genital mucosa and mucopurulent discharge

gonorrhea

4. -cele

hernia, swelling

3. infection of the skin and genital mucosa with HSV

herpes genitalis

6. HSV, etiologic agent of a sexually transmitted disease characterized by blister formation

herpes simplex virus

19. crypt/o

hidden

crypt/o

hidden

-one

hormone

1. -one

hormone

10. sac of clear fluid in the scrotum

hydrocele

5. abnormal collection of fluid in a scrotal sac match surgical procedure

hydrocelectomy

2. opening of the urethra on the undersurface of the penis

hypospadias

4. two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into separate embryos

identical twins

Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg. Conjoined ("Siamese") twins are incompletely separated identical twins.

identical twins

10. inability of a male to sustain or achieve an erection

impotence

In a man, any problem that lowers the chances of his female partner getting pregnant.

infertility

9. specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules

interstitial cells

Specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes. These cells produce testosterone and are also called Leydig cells.

interstitial cells of the testes

7. to tie off or bind

ligation

10. terat/o

monster

terat/o

monster

-stomy

new opening

8. condition of scanty sperm

oligospermia

8. semen with a low concentration of sperm

oligospermia

2. -stomy

opening

7. embryonal carcinoma of the testes match surgical procedure

orchiectomy

2. cryptorchidism match surgical procedure

orchiopexy

6. fixation of undescended testicle

orchiopexy

1. inflammation of the testes

orchitis

3. essential tissue of an organ

parenchymal

6. essential distinctive cells of an organ

parenchymal tissue

Essential distinctive cells of an organ. In the testis, the seminiferous tubules that produce sperm are _______.

parenchymal tissue

10. pertaining to the penis

penile

1. male external organ of reproduction

penis

13. pen/o

penis

Male external organ of reproduction.

penis

pen/o

penis

5. external region between the anus and scrotum

perineum

External region between the anus and scrotum in the male

perineum

10. narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the precupe over the glans penis

phimosis

4. foreskin

precupe

5. foreskin

prepuce

Foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

prepuce

1. gland at the base of the urinary bladder in males

prostate

2. exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder

prostate gland

3. At age 65, Mike had some difficulty with urgency and discomfort when urinating. His doctor did a digital rectal examination to examine his _______

prostate gland

8. prostat/o

prostate gland

Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder. The _____ secretes fluid that contributes to semen during ejaculation.

prostate gland

prostat/o

prostate gland

1. PSA, high serum levels of this protein indicate prostatic carcinoma

prostate-specific antigen

3. resection of the prostate gland

prostatectomy

surgical removal of the prostate

prostatectomy

4. inflammation of the prostate gland

prostatitis

4. pus-filled

purulent

1. prostate cancer match surgical procedure

radical (complete) prostatectomy

5. enlarged, swollen veins near the testes

varicocele

8. RALP laparoscopic surgery to remove prostate gland

robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, assisted

8. external sac that contains the testes

scrotum

External sac that contains the testes

scrotum

11. gon/o

seed

gon/o

seed

1. Sperm are formed in the ________ (-Testes) --> 2. ____________ --> 3. ____________ (-Seiminal vesicles) --> 4. _____________ --> 5. ______________ (-Prostate gland, -Bulbourethral glands) which passes through the --> 6. ______________ --> Sperm leave the body

seminiferous tubules, epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra, penis

9. malignant tumor of the testis

seminoma

7. STI , chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis are examples of this general category of infections

sexually transmitted infection

5. process of producing (the formation of) sperm cells

spermatogenesis

sperm/o, spermat/o

spermatozoa, semen

4. sperm cell

spermatozoon

sperm cell

spermatozoon (plural spermatozoa)

6. sexually transmitted disease with primary stage marked by formation of a chancre

syphilis

9. male gonad

testicle

10. pertaining to a testicle

testicular

6. male gonad; produces testosterone and sperm cells

testis

9. orch/o

testis

Male gonad that produces spermatozoa and testosterone

testis (Testis means one testicle, and testes are two testicles.)

17. test/o

testis, testicle

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

testis, testicle

test/o

testis, testicle

3. hormone secreted by interstitial cells of the testes

testosterone

7. androgen produced by the interstitial cells of the testis

testosterone

Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics.

testosterone

9. To boost his sperm count, Steve was given ________. As a side effect, this ________ gave him a case of acne lasting several months.

testosterone; androgen

9. ligation of swollen, twisted veins above the testes match surgical procedure

varicocelectomy

4. TRUS , helpful procedure in guiding a prostatic biopsy needle

transrectal ultrasound

3. TURP, removal of portions of prostate gland through the urethra

transurethral resection of the prostate

5. Ted noticed a hard ulcer on his penis and made an appointment with his doctor, a __________. The doctor viewed a specimen of the ulcer under the microscope and did a blood test, which revealed that Ted had contracted ________, so the ulcer was a ___________.

urologist; syphilis; chancre

6. After his fifth child was born, Art decided to have a _________ to prevent conception of another child. A/an __________ performed the procedure to cut and ligate the _________

vasectomy; urologist; vas deferens

6. reversal of sterilization procedure match surgical procedure

vasovasostomy

reversal of a vasectomy

vasovasostomy

16. vas/o

vessel, duct, vas deferens

vas/o

vessel, duct; vas deferens

12. hydr/o

water

hydr/o

water, fluid