CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN BIOLOGY- SAWEY TCU Exam 1 | Questions & 100% Correct Answers (Verified) | Latest Update | Grade A+

pseudoscience Correct Answer: a system of ideas or misconceptions erroneously regarded as science testes Correct Answer: site of sperm & testosterone production, contain seminiferous tubules seminiferous tubules Correct Answer: coiled tubes in the testes epididymis Correct Answer: site of sperm maturation, a chamber sitting on top of each testis vas deferens Correct Answer: sperm pathway (left and right side) into the body cavity, loops around through a 'tunnel' to the ejaculatory duct 2 prostatic urethra Correct Answer: passes through the center of the prostate gland, empties into the penile urethra penile urethra Correct Answer: tube that transports urine & semen seminal vesicles Correct Answer: add mucus and fructose to sperm for nourishment prostate glands Correct Answer: thin, milky, white fluid that contains nutrients for the sperm bulbourethral gland Correct Answer: (cowper's gland) clear lubricating fluid that neutralizes the acidic environment of the penile urethra GnHR Correct Answer: sex hormone produced by the body that travels from the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland to produce LH & FSH testosterone 3 Correct Answer: responsible for male secondary sex characteristics, stimulates growth and controls aggression normal prostate Correct Answer: size of a walnut, urethra open enlarged prostate Correct Answer: size of a peach/lemon, urethra is squeezed transurethral resection of prostate Correct Answer: tool inserted into penile urethra up to the enlarged prostate, uses an electrical loop to burn away excess tissues digital rectal exam Correct Answer: men should begin at 40, doctor feeling for enlarged prostate psa test Correct Answer: prostate specific antigen test; tests for changes in proteins found in the blood that reflect the prostate needle biopsy Correct Answer: needle gun inserted into the anus, taking 6-18 samples to test for cancerous cells 4 radical prostatectomy Correct Answer: complete surgical removal of the prostate nerve-sparing prostatectomy Correct Answer: surgical removal of part of the prostate containing suspicious tissue incontinence Correct Answer: difficulty controlling urination impotence Correct Answer: difficulty achieving an erection