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The male reproductive structure that produces spermatozoa and testosterone is the |
Testes |
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Which organ surrounds the top of the urethra and secretes a fluid that becomes part of semen? |
Prostate |
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Which organ secretes a sticky fluid that becomes part of the semen? |
Bulbourethral glands |
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The bulbous tip at the end of the penis is called the |
Glans penis |
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Medical term for foreskin |
Prepuce |
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Which structure carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the urethra? |
Vas deferens |
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Combining form meaning male |
Andr/o |
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Combining form refers to the testicle |
Orch/o orchid/o |
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Balan/o refers to |
Glans penis |
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Combining form meaning fluid-filled sac |
Vesicul/o |
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Prefix crypt- mean what |
Hidden |
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Suffix meaning surgical fixation |
-pexy |
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Suffix pertaining to flow or discharge |
-rrhea |
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Suffix meaning originating or producing |
-genesis |
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What suffix relates to disease |
-pathy |
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What is coitus |
Sexual intercourse |
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What pertains to an agent that kills spermatozoa? |
Spermicide |
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The period of development when the secondary sex characteristics develop is known as |
Puberty |
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A balanic disorder is one that involves what? |
The glans penis |
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A condition in which the testes are hidden, possibly as a failure to descend into the scrotum before birth, is known as |
Cryptorchidism |
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The sac containing the testes and the epididymis is called the |
Scrotum |
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STD stands for |
Sexual transmitted disease |
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HIV |
Human immunodeficiency virus |
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HPV stands for |
Human papillomavirus |
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The --- is the blood test that measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen in the blood to screen for benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer |
Prostate specific antigen test |