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A Chabner 9
Question | Answer |
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The male gonad: | testis |
A gland below the bladder and surrounding the urethra: | prostate |
Tissue that produces sperm cells: | seminiferous tubules |
Hair-like tail region of the sperm is called: | flagellum |
Tube that leads from the epididymis to the urethra: | Vas deferens |
Foreskin: | prepuce |
Male castration would result from which operations? | bilateral orchiectomy |
Inflammation of the glans penis: | balanitis |
A chancre is the primary lesion in which of the following conditions? | syphilis |
An androgen: | testosterone |
Testosterone is produced by: | interstitial cells of the testes |
Undescended testicles: | cryptorchism |
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is characterized by: | overgrowth of glandular tissue |
Testicular carcinoma: | seminoma |
Sterilization procedure: | vasectomy |
The sac containing the male gonad: | scrotum |
Congenital condition of the male urethra: | hypospadias |
Parenchymal tissue in the testes: | seminiferous tubules |
Congenital absence of a testicle: | anorchism |
A spermolytic substance: | destroys sperm cells |
Orchiopexy: | fixation of an undescended testicle |
Swollen, twisted veins near the testes: | varicocele |
Nongonococcal urethritis is most often caused by: | chlamydial infection |
Treating tissue with cold temperatures is called: | cryogenic surgery |
Which of the following is not an STI: | BPH |
Azoospermia | lack of spermatozoa in the semen |
bulbourethral gland | one of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra |
gonorrhea | inflamation of the genital tract mucous membranes caused by infection with gonococci |
hydrocele | sac of clear fluid in the scrotum |
oligospermia | an insufficient # of spermatozoa in the semen |
perineum | an area between the anus and the scrotum in males |
phimosis | narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis (phim/o means to muzzle) |
purulent | pus filled |
stroma | supportive connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma |
varicocele | enlarged dilated veins near the testicles |
epididymides | plural form meaning: pair of long tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis ( carries sperm from seminiferous tubes to vas deferens) |
epididymitis | inflamation of the epididymis |
prostatic hyperplasia | benign growth of cells within the prostate gland |