The suffix -cele means
a. sex
b. flow
c. sperm
d. swelling
d. swelling
In the term circumcision, the prefix circum- means:
a. upon
b. lack of
c. around
d. under
c. around
The root enchyma means
a. excision
b. penis
c. pour
d. seed
c. pour
In the term ejaculation, the root ejaculat means:
a. to throw up
b. to throw out
c. process
d. to throw in
b. to throw out
The root orch means
a. penis
b. testicle
c. organ
d. male
b. testicle
In the term circumcision, the word root cis means:
a. to remove
b. to cut
c. to go
d. to repair
b. to cut
About how long is the male urethra?
a. 20 m.
b. 20 in.
c. 20 cm.
d. 20 lbs.
c. 20 cm.
All of the following are treatment options for ED except
a. vacuum constriction device
b. castration
c. penile injection
d. urethral injection
b. castration
A lubricating fluid secreted by the glands in the foreskin is called:
a. none of these
b. smegma
c. semen
d. mucus
b. smegma
An increased level of _________ indicates prostate disease or possibly prostate cancer.
a. semen
b. prostate-specific antigen
c. testosterone
d. fluorescent treponemal antibody
b. prostate-specific antigen
The spermatic cord does not consist of:
a. arteries
b. veins
c. bones
d. nerves
c. bones
The process of expulsion of semen from the male urethra is known as:
a. epispadias
b. eugenics
c. eunuch
d. ejaculation
d. ejaculation
The surgical tying and cutting of the vas deferens is called:
a. vasectomy
b. vasotomy
c. variocele
d. vesiculitis
a. vasectomy
The condition of scanty sperm in the semen is known as:
a. hypospermia
b. polyspermia
c. aspermia
d. oligospermia
d. oligospermia
A lack of sperm in semen is termed:
a. aspermia
b. dyspermia
c. dyszoospermia
d. azoospermia
d. azoospermia
The root in gynecomastia means:
a. upon
b. female
c. condition of
d. breast
d. breast
Surgical excision of a testicle is called:
a. orchidopexy
b. orchidotomy
c. orchidectomy
d. orchidoplasty
c. orchidectomy
Congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis is called:
a. hydrocele
b. epididymitis
c. hypospadias
d. epispadias
d. epispadias
The root seminat means
a. penis
b. sperm
c. semen
d. testicle
c. semen
Which of the following statements is true about vasectomy?
a. It affects a man's ability to achieve orgasm, ejaculate, or achieve erections.
b. It is not recommended as a temporary or reversible procedure.
c. It is a surgery in which the vas deferens are tied off but not cut apart.
d. It is recommended as a temporary or reversible procedure.
b. It is not recommended as a temporary or reversible procedure.
A lack of one or both testes is called:
a. anorchism
b. aspermatism
c. aorchism
d. azoospermia
a. anorchism
A spermatozoon or ovum is called:
a. gamete
b. parenchyma
c. eugenics
d. mitosis
a. gamete
Which of the following terms means inflammation of the prostate?
a. prostatitis
b. spermatoblast
c. puberty
d. prostatectomy
a. prostatitis
The term castrate means:
a. to remove the penis
b. to remove the testicles
c. to cut out the epididymus
d. to fix the vas deferens
b. to remove the testicles
The storage area for mature sperm is the:
a. testes
b. bulbourethral gland
c. epididymis
d. seminiferous tubules
c. epididymis