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Chapter 9 male repo
male reproduction system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| andr/o | male |
| androgen | hormone producing male characteristics |
| balan/o | penis |
| balanitis | inflammation of penis |
| cry/o | cold |
| cryogenic surgery | pt to producing cold temp surgery |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cryptorchidism | condition of hidden testis |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
| gon/o | seed |
| gonorrhea | discharge of seed |
| hydr/o | water,fluid |
| hydrocele | hernia of fluid |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testis testicle |
| orchiectomy | excision of testicle,testis |
| orchitis | inflammation of testis, testicle |
| pen/o | penis |
| penile | pt to penis |
| penoscrotal | pt to penis and scrotum |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the proatae gland |
| prostatectomy | excision of the prostate gland |
| semin/i | semen,seed |
| seminiferous tubules | tubules pt to bearing semen |
| sperm/o, spermat/o | spermatozoa, semen |
| spermolytic | pt to breaking down semen |
| oligospermia | scanty semen |
| aspermia | no semen |
| terat/o | monster |
| teratoma | benign, monster tumor |
| test/o | testis, testicle |
| testicular | pt to testicle |
| varic/o | varicose veins |
| varicocele | hernia of varicose veins |
| vas/o | vessel, duct: vans deferens |
| vasectomy | excision of vans deferens |
| zo/o | animal life |
| azoospermia | pt to no animal life in spermatazoa |
| -genesis | formation |
| spermatogenesis | formation of spermatozoa |
| testosterone | testicle hormon |
| -one | hormone |
| -pexy | fixation, put in place |
| -stomy | new opening |
| vasovasostomy | new opening between vas deferens and vas deferens |
| bulbourethral glands | pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra |
| ejaculation | ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra |
| ejaculatory duct | tube through which semen enters the male urethra |
| epididymis | tightly coiled tubes on top of each testis |
| 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 from two separate egg cells |
| glans penis | sensitive tip of the penis |
| identical twins | two infants resulting from one fertilized egg |
| parenchyma | the essential distinctive cells of an organ; the seminiferous tubules |
| penis | male external organ of reproduction |
| perineum | external region between anus and scrotum in the male |
| prepuce | foreskin |
| prostate gland | exocrine gland at the base of the urinary bladder |
| scotum | external sac that contains the testes |
| semen | spermatozoa sperm cells and seminal fuid (prostate and seminal vesicle secretions) |
| seminal vesicles | paired sac-like male exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vans deferens |
| seminiferous tubules | narrow coiled tubules tha produce sperm in the tetis |
| spermatozoon | sperm cell |
| sterilizaton | removes an individuals ability to produce or release reproductive cells |
| stroma | supportive,connective tissue of an organ |
| testis | male gonad(testicle) that produces spermatoza |
| testosterone | hormone sectreted by the interstitial tissue of the penis |
| vans deferens | narrow tube(one on each side)that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and towards the urethra |
| carcinoma of the testes (testicular cancer) | malignant tumor of the testes,rare except the 15-35 age group most common a seminoma,teratoma,choriocarcinoma, and yolk sac tumor, |
| teratoma | composed of tissue such as bone,hair,cartialge, and skin cells |
| seminoma | most common tumor of testes, 15-35 year old |
| hCG | protein produced along with alphafetoprotein are produced by tumors of the testes |
| cryptorchidism: cryptorchism | undecended testicles, orchiopexy to repair condition |
| hydrocele | sac of clear fluid in the scrotum, from infection or tumors,often idiopathic |
| testicular torsion | twisting of the spermatic cord, cuts off blood supply to the testes during first year of life or puberty |
| varicocele | enlarged dilated veins near the testicle,varicocelectomy |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH) | benign growth of cells within the prostate gland- 60year old men and up,urinary obstruction and inability to empty bladder, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)lasers or laser TURP or GreenLight PVP destroys obstruction using an endoscope |
| carcinoma of the prostrate (prostate cancer) | Malignant tumor of the prostate gland occurs in men over 50 |
| DRE | Digital Rectal examination-can detect late stage tumors |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen test high levels indicate prostate cancer |
| TRUS | transrectal ultrasound |
| hypospadias; hypospadia | congenital abnormailty, in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis instead of its tip, corrected surgically |
| phimosis | narrowing stricture of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis, can interfere with urination, infection, cured by circumcision |
| chlamydial infection | bacterial invasion of the urethra and reproductive tract, buring with urination and discharge from penis, cured with antibiotics but untreated can turn into PID pelvic inflammatory disease |
| gonorrhea | inflammation of the genital tract mucosa caused by infection with gonococci (berry shaped bacteria)causes dysuria, and pus filled discharge from the urethra, antibiotics are the cure |
| herpes genitalis | infection of skin and genital mucosa, caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV)m syptoms are fluid filled blisters in herpes 2, fever headache malise, remission, relapse occur no cure |
| human palillomavirus (HPV)infection | infection of the skin and mucous membanes in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus, can cause genital warts and cancer in men and a vaccine is available for young girls and woman |
| syphilis | chronic std caused by spirochete (spiral shaped bacterium)chancre, hard ulcer or sore appears on excternal genitals after two weeks, penicillan is efffective treatment |
| PSA test | measurement of levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood |
| semen analysis | microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid, sperm are counted and examined foe motility and shape |
| castration | surgical excision of testicles or ovaries |
| circumcision | surgical procedure to remoce prepuce of penis |
| DRE | finger palpation through the anal canal and rectum to examine the prostate gland |
| photoselective vaporization of the prostate (greenLight PVP) | removal of tissue to treat benign protestic hyperplasia (BPH)using a greenlight laser (laser TURP) |
| transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) | excision of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a resectoscope through the urethra, treats prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) |
| vasectomy | bilateral surgical removal of part of the vans deferens, sterile but not castrated |
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