Medical Terminology II Review Game Chapter 9

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Medical Terminology IIReview Game Chapter 9

• The Male Reproductive System

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First the Structure

• This is the area between the testicles and the
  anus?
• Answer perineum
• Leading away from the bladder, this structure
  takes both urine and ejaculate out of the body?
• Answer urethra
• This muscular gland, provides thin, milky
  colored, alkaline secretions to help motility of
  sperm and propulsion of ejaculate?
• Answer prostate

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More male stuff

• The seminiferous tubules within each testicle,
  produce sperm and also this important hormone for
  secretion?
• Answer testosterone
• Once leaving the tubules, sperm pass through this
  structure, a comma-shaped appendage to the
  testicle?
• Answer epididymis (where they mature)
• After winding through the spiral shaped
  epididymis, sperm enter into this structure, for
  transport to the urethra?
• Answer vas deferens

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More man stuff

• Shortly before the vas deferens pass through the
  prostate, they merge with this structure which
  adds the largest volume of semen to the
  ejaculate?
• Answer seminal vesicle
• The merging of the vas deferens and seminal
  vesicle form this duct?
• Answer ejaculatory duct
• Finally, these glands, located at the base of the
  urethra, provide lubrication during sexual
  stimulation?
• Answer Cowpers glands

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Just a bit more

• During ejaculation, 1-5 ml of semen is secreted,
  how many sperm cells are in each ml of semen?
• Answer 100 million
• The penis is made up of millions of blood spaces
  surrounding the urethra, erection is the filling
  of these blood spaces, during its absence the
  penis is said to be ______?
• Answer flaccid
• The glans penis (tip) is covered by this (also
  foreskin) which is often removed after birth for
  hygienic reasons?
• Answer prepuce

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Pathology

• The absence of one or both testicles is called?
• Answer anorchism
• Non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate,
  creating pressure on the bladder neck?
• Answer benign prostatic hypertrophy
• Condition of undescended testicle?
• Answer cryptorchidism

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More pathology

• A condition- fluid accumulation in scrotum?
• Answer hydrocele
• Inability to sustain or achieve erection?
• Answer impotence
• An STD characterized by lesions that may involve
  any organ or tissue, caused by the spirochete
  treponema palladium?
• Answer syphilis
• An STD of the vagina, urethra or prostate
  characterized by itching, burning and malodorous
  discharge?
• Answer trichomoniasis

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Diagnostic Procedures

• The process of visualization of the urinary tract
  through a scope?
• Answer cystoscopy
• This process visualizes the whole urinary and
  reproductive tract with the use of dye and x-ray?
• Answer Intravenous Pyelogram
• The surgical cutting and tying of the vas
  deferens?
• Answer vasectomy
• Microscopic examination of secretions?
• Answer wet mount/prep