HIM 1101: Medical Terminology:
Chapter 7 Test 2 Questions with
Complete Answers.
External Gentialia - Answer Penis, scrotum, testes, and initial section of vas deferens
Internal Organs - Answer Major portion of vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland
Penis and urethra are shared with the urinary system
Andr/o - Answer Male
Balan/o - Answer Glans penis - Enlarged tip on the end of the penis
Orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o - Answer Testis, testicle - Primary male sex organ, paired, oval
shaped and enclosed in a sac called the scrotum. The testes produce spermatozoa (sperm cells)
and the hormone testosterone
Prostat/o - Answer Prostate gland - Encircles a proximal section of the urethra. The prostate
gland secretes a fluid that aids in the movement of the sperm and ejaculation
Vas/o - Answer Vessel, duct (vas deferens in terms describing the made reproductive system)
vesicul/o - Answer Seminal Vesicles
Anorchism - Answer State of absence of testis (unilateral or bilateral)
Balanorrhea - Answer Discharge from the glans penis
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) - Answer Excessive development pertaining to the
prostate gland (nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate and narrowing of the urethra, which
interferes with the passage of urine. Symptoms include frequency of URINATION, NOCTURIA,
URINARY RETENTION, and INCOMPLETE EMPTYING OF THE BLADDER
Cryptorchidism AKA Undescended testicls - Answer State of HIDDEN TESTIS
, During fetal development, testes are located in the abdominal area near the kidney. Before birth
they move down into the scrotal sac. Failure of one or both of the testes to descend from the
abdominal cavity into the scrotum before birth results in cryptorchidism
Orchitis AKA Orchiditis - Answer Inflammation of the testis
Prostatitis - Answer Inflammation of the Prostate gland
Prostatocystitis - Answer Inflammation of the prostate gland and the urinary bladder
Prostatolith - Answer Stone(s) in the prostate gland
Hydrocele - Answer FLUID-FILLED SAC AROUND THE TESTICLE; Causes scrotal swelling
Phimosis - Answer a tightness of the PREPUCE (foreskin of the penis) that prevents its
retraction over the glans penis, it may be congenital or a result of balanitis. Circumcision is the
usual treatment
Priapism - Answer Persistent abnormal erection of the penis accompanied by pain and
tenderness
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) - Answer Inability to obtain or maintain an erection sufficient to
perform sexual intercourse
Spermatocele - Answer Distention of the epididymis containing an abnormal cyst-like
collection of fluid and sperm cells;may cause scrotal swelling
Testicular Cancer - Answer Cancer of the testicle, usually occuring in men 15-35 years of age
Testicular Torsion - Answer Twisting of the spermatic cord causing decreased blood flow to
the testis; occurs most often during puberty and often presents with sudden onset of severe
testicular or scrotal pain. BECAUSE OF LACK OF BLOOD FLOR TO THE TESTIS, IT IS CONSIDERED A
SURGICAL EMERGENCY
Variocele - Answer Enlarged veins of the spermatic cord; may cause scrotal swelling
Blanoplasty - Answer Surgical repair of the Glans Penis
Chapter 7 Test 2 Questions with
Complete Answers.
External Gentialia - Answer Penis, scrotum, testes, and initial section of vas deferens
Internal Organs - Answer Major portion of vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland
Penis and urethra are shared with the urinary system
Andr/o - Answer Male
Balan/o - Answer Glans penis - Enlarged tip on the end of the penis
Orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o - Answer Testis, testicle - Primary male sex organ, paired, oval
shaped and enclosed in a sac called the scrotum. The testes produce spermatozoa (sperm cells)
and the hormone testosterone
Prostat/o - Answer Prostate gland - Encircles a proximal section of the urethra. The prostate
gland secretes a fluid that aids in the movement of the sperm and ejaculation
Vas/o - Answer Vessel, duct (vas deferens in terms describing the made reproductive system)
vesicul/o - Answer Seminal Vesicles
Anorchism - Answer State of absence of testis (unilateral or bilateral)
Balanorrhea - Answer Discharge from the glans penis
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) - Answer Excessive development pertaining to the
prostate gland (nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate and narrowing of the urethra, which
interferes with the passage of urine. Symptoms include frequency of URINATION, NOCTURIA,
URINARY RETENTION, and INCOMPLETE EMPTYING OF THE BLADDER
Cryptorchidism AKA Undescended testicls - Answer State of HIDDEN TESTIS
, During fetal development, testes are located in the abdominal area near the kidney. Before birth
they move down into the scrotal sac. Failure of one or both of the testes to descend from the
abdominal cavity into the scrotum before birth results in cryptorchidism
Orchitis AKA Orchiditis - Answer Inflammation of the testis
Prostatitis - Answer Inflammation of the Prostate gland
Prostatocystitis - Answer Inflammation of the prostate gland and the urinary bladder
Prostatolith - Answer Stone(s) in the prostate gland
Hydrocele - Answer FLUID-FILLED SAC AROUND THE TESTICLE; Causes scrotal swelling
Phimosis - Answer a tightness of the PREPUCE (foreskin of the penis) that prevents its
retraction over the glans penis, it may be congenital or a result of balanitis. Circumcision is the
usual treatment
Priapism - Answer Persistent abnormal erection of the penis accompanied by pain and
tenderness
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) - Answer Inability to obtain or maintain an erection sufficient to
perform sexual intercourse
Spermatocele - Answer Distention of the epididymis containing an abnormal cyst-like
collection of fluid and sperm cells;may cause scrotal swelling
Testicular Cancer - Answer Cancer of the testicle, usually occuring in men 15-35 years of age
Testicular Torsion - Answer Twisting of the spermatic cord causing decreased blood flow to
the testis; occurs most often during puberty and often presents with sudden onset of severe
testicular or scrotal pain. BECAUSE OF LACK OF BLOOD FLOR TO THE TESTIS, IT IS CONSIDERED A
SURGICAL EMERGENCY
Variocele - Answer Enlarged veins of the spermatic cord; may cause scrotal swelling
Blanoplasty - Answer Surgical repair of the Glans Penis
