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| What is the function of the male reproductive system? |
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| To produce millions of perm and deliver them to unite with a single ovum to create a new life |
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| Another name for genitalia |
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| What are the major external male organs? |
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| The penis, scrotum, and two testicles each with an attached epididymis. |
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| encloses, protects, and supports the testicles. |
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| Where is the scrotum located? |
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| It is suspended from the pubic arch behind the penis and lies between the thighs. |
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| the region between theh scrotum and the anus |
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| The two small egg-shaped glands that produce the spermatozoa |
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| where do the testicles develop? |
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| within the abdomen of the male fetus and normally descend into the scrotum before birth or soon after birth |
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| a tube at the upper part of each testicle. it runs down the legnth of the testicle, then turns upward into the body where it becomes a narrower tube called the vans deferens |
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| Male sex organ that transports the sperm into the female vagina. composed of spongy, erectile tissue that. during sexual stimulation, fills with blood causing an erection |
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| a soft sensitive region located at the tip of the penis |
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| covers and protects the glans penis |
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| Leads from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct in the prostate |
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| glands located at the base of the urinary bladder. open into the vas deferens as it joins the urethra |
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| What do the seminal vesicles secrete? |
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| They secrete a thick, yellow, substance that nourished the sperm cells and forms much of the volume of ejaculated semen |
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| one of the two portions of the seminal vesicles. it is formed by the union of the ductus deferens and the duct from the seminal vesicle, passes through the prostate gland and enters urethra |
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| lies under the bladder and surrounds the upper end of the urethra in the region where the vas deferens enters the urethra |
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| what does the prostate gland secrete? |
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| A thick fluid that, as part of semen, aids the motility of sperm |
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| Cowper's glands or Bulbourethral gland |
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| located on either side of the urethra just below the prostate gland, and their ducts open into the urethra. |
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| What do the cowper's glands secrete? |
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| These glands secrete thick mucus that acts as a lubricant that tends to flow early during sexual excitement |
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| passes through the penis to the outside of the body |
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| What serves as both the reproductive and urinary systems? |
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| In the seminiferous tubules of the testicles |
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| Where does sperm go after they have been formed? |
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| Are temporarily stored in the epididymis where they become motile |
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| At the peak of male sexual excitement, what is ejaculated through the urethra? |
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| Where do sperm go from the epididymis? |
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| They travel upward into the body and enter the vas deferens. Here the seminal vesicles and prostate gland add their secretions to form semen |
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| Specializes in diagnoses and treating the diseases and disorders of the urinary system of females and the genitourinary system of males |
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| inflammation of the glans penis and is often associated with phimosis |
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| Erectile dysfunction. Inability of the male to maintain or achieve a boner. |
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| narrowing of the openeing of the foreskin so it cannot be retracted |
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| congenital absence of one or both testicles |
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| Undescended testis. A development defect in which one testicle fails to descend into the scrotum. |
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| A hernia filled with fluid in the testicles or in the tubes leading from the testicles |
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| inflammation of 1 or more testicles |
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| varicose vein (enlargement of the vein) of the testicles that may cause male infertility |
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| absence of sperm in the semen |
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| BPH or prostateomegaly or enlarged prostate |
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| abnormal enlargment of the prostate gland |
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| most common caners among men. |
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| an important self-help step in early detection of testicular cancer. |
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| the testing of freshly ejaculated semen to determine the volume plus the sperm count, shape, size, and motility. |
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| Prostate-specific antigen or PSA |
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| a blood test to screen for prostate cancer |
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| the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis usualyy performed a few days after birth |
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| the removal of a porton of an enlarged vein to relieve a varicocele |
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| castration or bilateral orchidectomy |
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| surgical removal or destruction of both testicles. in the female, it is the destruction of the ovaries |
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| making someone incapable of reproduction |
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| male sterilization procedure in which a portion of the vas deferens is usually removed. prevents spermd from entering the ejaculate but does not change the volume of semen does not change |
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| A procedure to restore fertilization to a vasectomized male |
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| removal or destruction of the function of a body part |
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| Ablation is usually treatment for? |
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| surgery, chemical destruction, electrocautery, extreme cold, radiation |
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| surgical removal of the entire prostate galnd, the sminal vesiclesm and some surrounding tissue. |
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| Transurethral Prostatectomy or a transurethral resection of the prostate or TURP |
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| removal of all or part of the prostate through the urethra |
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| Radiation therapy or hormone therapy (HT) |
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| additional treatments used to control prostate cancer |
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| STDs also known as VDs (venereal -transmitted by sexual contact- diseases) |
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| diseases transmitted through sexual intercourse or other genital contact |
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| Bacterial vaginosis or BV |
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| sexually transmitted bacterial infection of the vagina. may cause complications during pregnancy and an increased risk of HIV |
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| caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis a highly contagious. unless treated, may cause sterility in males and females. |
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| caused by the herpes simplex virus and is higly contagious. Symptoms include itching or burning before the appearance of lesions (sores). no cure. |
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| highly contagious. painful urination and an abnormal discharge. and many aafect other body structures including the eyes. it is congenital. |
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| affects the immune system, transmitted through exposure to infected body fluids particularly through exposure to infected body fluids particularly through sexual intercourse with an infected partner |
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| human papilloma virus. HPV, genital warts. |
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| highly contagious, increases the risk of genital and cervical cancer. |
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| before symptoms appearm syhilis can be detected through the VDRL bld test. caused by spirochete treponema pallidum |
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| is the vaginal inflammation caused by the protozoan parasite trichomonas vaginalis. increases risk of HIV and many cause complications during pregnancy |
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