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Chapter 09
Male Reproductive System Day 3, Exercise H, I, J
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02/14/2011

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Term
Give the term: gland at the base of the urinary bladder in males.
Definition
prostate
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Give the term: coiled tube on top of each tesis
Definition
epididymis
Term
Give the term: essential cells of an organ
Definition
parenchyma
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Give the term: foreskin
Definition
prepuce
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Give the term: 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.
Definition
chlamydia
Term
Give the term: ulcer that forms on genital organs after infection with syphilis.
Definition
chancre
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Give the term: androgen produced by the interstitial cells of the testis.
Definition
testosterone
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Give the term: fluid secreted by male reproductive glands and ejaculated with sperm.
Definition
semen or seminal fluid
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Give the term: malignant tumor of the testis
Definition
seminoma
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Give the term: pertaining to the penis
Definition
penile
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Name 2 nonseminomatous tumors (there are 4)
Definition
embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, choriocarcinoma, and yolk sac tumor.
Term
What proteins in the blood are used as tumor markers to determine the success of treatment?
Definition
hCG and alphafetoprotein
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Name the term: undescended testicles
Definition
cryptorchidism; cryptorchism
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Name the term: malignant tumor of the prostate gland.
Definition
carcinoma of the prostate or prostate cancer
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Name the test: microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid
Definition
semen analysis
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Name the term: surgical excision of testicles or ovaries
Definition
castration
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