HIM 2360 - Exam Review 4 (Sylvia Benitez) Questions with Verified Solutions Latest Update
2025/2026
Vasectomy - Answers (aka sterilization) The urologist cuts and ties off each vas deferens by
making an incision in the scrotum
Castration - Answers (aka gonadectomy) is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by
which an individual loses use of the testicles. Surgical castration is bilateral orchiectomy
(excision of both testes), and chemical castration uses pharmaceutical drugs to deactivate the
testes.
Varicocele - Answers A collection of varicose (swollen, twisted) veins above the testis
Chlamydial infection - Answers Bacterial invasion (by Chlamydia trachomatis) of the urethra and
reproductive tract
Gonorrhea - Answers Inflammation of the genital tract mucosa, caused by infection with
gonococci (berry-shaped bacteria)
Testis - Answers Male gonad
Herpes genitalis - Answers Infection of skin and genital mucosa, caused by the virus (HSV)
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection - Answers Infection of the skin and mucous membranes
in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus (some types cause genital warts)
Syphilis - Answers Chronic STI caused by spirochete (spiral-shaped bacterium)
-Chancre (hard ulcer or sore) on external genitalia
Phimosis/ Circumcision - Answers Surgical repair involves elongating the urethra by using
surrounding tissue or using a graft from tissue elsewhere in the body and bringing it to the exit
at the tip of the penis
Hypospadias - Answers a birth defect in boys where the opening of the urethra (the tube that
carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body) is not located at the tip of the penis.
Male androgen - Answers male steroid hormone like testosterone
Cryptorchidism; crytorchism - Answers Undescended testicles
Vas deferens - Answers Narrow tube ( one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis
toward the urethra
Carcinoma of the prostate - Answers tumor of the prostate
, Prostatectomy - Answers removal of carcinoma of the prostate gland
Testicular torsion - Answers Twisting of the spermatic cord
Oligospermia - Answers Low sperm concentration in the ejaculate
Orchitis - Answers inflammation of one or both testicles
Pons - Answers The part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus
Cerebrum - Answers The largest part of the brain is the "thinking area"
Thalamus - Answers Acts like a triage center. It decides what is important and what is not,
selectively processing and relaying sensory information to the cerebral cortex
Hypothalamus - Answers (below the thalamus) Contain neurons that control body temperature,
sleep, appetite, sexual desire, and emotions such as fear and pleasure
Cerebellum - Answers Coordination of voluntary movements and balance
Medulla - Answers Connects the spinal cord with the rest of the brain
Oblongata (What do they control/do) - Answers Nerve fibers cross over, let to right; contains
centers to regulate heart, blood vessels, and respiratory system
Neurotransmitter(s) - Answers chemical substances that tranfers
Dendrite - Answers A stimulus begins an impulse in the
Myelin - Answers axons covered with a fatty tissue
CT scan - Answers A computerized tomography Scan combines a series of X-rays taken from
different angles and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images, or slices, of
the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body.
MRI - Answers Magnetic resonance imaging is a test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of
radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body.
CVA - Answers Stroke; Cerebrovascular accident: The sudden death of some brain cells due to
lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery
to the brain
Blood brain barrier - Answers Protective layer between the blood and brain cells
Afferent/ efferent nerves - Answers Sensory or afferent nerves that carry messages toward the
brain
2025/2026
Vasectomy - Answers (aka sterilization) The urologist cuts and ties off each vas deferens by
making an incision in the scrotum
Castration - Answers (aka gonadectomy) is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by
which an individual loses use of the testicles. Surgical castration is bilateral orchiectomy
(excision of both testes), and chemical castration uses pharmaceutical drugs to deactivate the
testes.
Varicocele - Answers A collection of varicose (swollen, twisted) veins above the testis
Chlamydial infection - Answers Bacterial invasion (by Chlamydia trachomatis) of the urethra and
reproductive tract
Gonorrhea - Answers Inflammation of the genital tract mucosa, caused by infection with
gonococci (berry-shaped bacteria)
Testis - Answers Male gonad
Herpes genitalis - Answers Infection of skin and genital mucosa, caused by the virus (HSV)
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection - Answers Infection of the skin and mucous membranes
in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus (some types cause genital warts)
Syphilis - Answers Chronic STI caused by spirochete (spiral-shaped bacterium)
-Chancre (hard ulcer or sore) on external genitalia
Phimosis/ Circumcision - Answers Surgical repair involves elongating the urethra by using
surrounding tissue or using a graft from tissue elsewhere in the body and bringing it to the exit
at the tip of the penis
Hypospadias - Answers a birth defect in boys where the opening of the urethra (the tube that
carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body) is not located at the tip of the penis.
Male androgen - Answers male steroid hormone like testosterone
Cryptorchidism; crytorchism - Answers Undescended testicles
Vas deferens - Answers Narrow tube ( one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis
toward the urethra
Carcinoma of the prostate - Answers tumor of the prostate
, Prostatectomy - Answers removal of carcinoma of the prostate gland
Testicular torsion - Answers Twisting of the spermatic cord
Oligospermia - Answers Low sperm concentration in the ejaculate
Orchitis - Answers inflammation of one or both testicles
Pons - Answers The part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus
Cerebrum - Answers The largest part of the brain is the "thinking area"
Thalamus - Answers Acts like a triage center. It decides what is important and what is not,
selectively processing and relaying sensory information to the cerebral cortex
Hypothalamus - Answers (below the thalamus) Contain neurons that control body temperature,
sleep, appetite, sexual desire, and emotions such as fear and pleasure
Cerebellum - Answers Coordination of voluntary movements and balance
Medulla - Answers Connects the spinal cord with the rest of the brain
Oblongata (What do they control/do) - Answers Nerve fibers cross over, let to right; contains
centers to regulate heart, blood vessels, and respiratory system
Neurotransmitter(s) - Answers chemical substances that tranfers
Dendrite - Answers A stimulus begins an impulse in the
Myelin - Answers axons covered with a fatty tissue
CT scan - Answers A computerized tomography Scan combines a series of X-rays taken from
different angles and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images, or slices, of
the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body.
MRI - Answers Magnetic resonance imaging is a test that uses a magnetic field and pulses of
radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body.
CVA - Answers Stroke; Cerebrovascular accident: The sudden death of some brain cells due to
lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery
to the brain
Blood brain barrier - Answers Protective layer between the blood and brain cells
Afferent/ efferent nerves - Answers Sensory or afferent nerves that carry messages toward the
brain
