Exam 12: Male Reproductive Medicine Male Genitourinary System

Surgical removal of the testis because of cancer is known as ________.

The human papillomavirus causes ________.

Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)is a cancerous condition of the prostate gland.

The combining form genit/o- means ________.

The male genitourinary system shares the ________ with the urinary system.

Which one of the following laboratory tests is NOT used to diagnose syphilis?

A spermatozoon (or a female ovum)that has only half the usual number of chromosomes is known as a/an ________.

All of these are surgical procedures involving the prostate gland EXCEPT ________.

Semen is a combination of spermatozoa and fluids from the seminal vesicles,prostate gland,and penis.

Which surgical procedure is performed on the male to remove the prepuce?

Which surgical procedure in the male is done to prevent pregnancy in the female?

Semen and urine both use the urethra to go to the outside of the body.

The external male genitalia include which of the following structures?

An abnormal,downward curvature of the penis during an erection is known as ________.

All of the following combining forms mean sexual intercourse EXCEPT ________.

A surgical procedure to remove a testis is called an orchiectomy.

Stimulation of the testes in preparation to begin producing spermatozoa is the function of hormones from the ________.

What is the process by which a spermatocyte reduces the number of chromosomes in its nucleus to 23 (half the normal number)to create a gamete?

The male genitourinary (GU)system is composed of the external and internal genitalia.

Gynecomastia is an enlargment of the male ________.