Chapter 9
184 Chapter 9 ■ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ
Chapter Nine
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
In the box write the letter of the choice that is the definition of the term or best answers the
question. There is only one correct answer for each question.
1. The male gonad: ……………………………
A. Sperm cell
B. Scrotum
C. Testis
D. Penis
E. Epididymis
2. A gland below the bladder and
surrounding the urethra: ………………..
A. Vas deferens
B. Bulbourethral
C. Bartholin
D. Seminal vesicle
E. Prostate
3. Tissue that produces sperm cells: …….
A. Seminiferous tubules
B. Endometrium
C. Urethra
D. Ureters
E. Scrotum
4. Hair-like tail region of the sperm
is called: ………………………………………
A. Cilia
B. Sperm head
C. Flagellum
D. Fimbriae
E. Calyx
5. Tube that leads from the epididymis
to the urethra: ………………………………
A. Ureter
B. Seminiferous tubule
C. Cowper duct
D. Vas deferens
E. Bulbourethral duct
6. Foreskin: ……………………………………..
A. Perineum
B. Phimosis
C. Prepuce
D. Glans penis
E. Scrotum
7. Male castration would result from
which of the following operations? ……
A. Bilateral orchiectomy
B. TURP
C. Vasectomy
D. Bilateral oophorectomy
E. Unilateral orchidectomy
8. Inflammation of the glans penis: ……..
A. Orchitis
B. Hydrocele
C. Varicocele
D. Balanitis
E. Epididymitis
9. A chancre is the primary lesion in
which of the following conditions? ……
A. Pelvic inflammatory disease
B. Genital herpes
C. Nongonococcal urethritis
D. Gonorrhea
E. Syphilis
10. An androgen: ………………………………..
A. Luteinizing hormone
B. hCG
C. Testosterone
D. Estrogen
E. Progesterone
11. Testosterone is produced by: ……………
A. Testes (interstitial tissue)
B. Prostate gland
C. Bulbourethral glands (Cowper glands)
D. Seminiferous tubules
E. Seminal vesicles
12. Undescended testicles: ……………………
A. Varicocele
B. Phimosis
C. Epispadias
D. Cryptorchidism
E. Orchiotomy
Chapter 9 ■ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ 185
13. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is
characterized by: ……………………………
A. Adenocarcinoma of the prostate
B. Overgrowth of glandular tissue
C. Hydrocele
D. Urinary incontinence
E. Varicocele
14. Testicular carcinoma: …………………….
A. BPH
B. Seminoma
C. Hypernephroma
D. PID
E. Chlamydia
15. Sterilization procedure: ………………….
A. Vasectomy
B. Circumcision
C. Orchiotomy
D. TURP
E. Left orchiectomy
16. The sac containing the male gonad: ….
A. Perineum
B. Peritoneum
C. Epididymis
D. Scrotum
E. Seminal vesicle
17. Congenital condition of the male
urethra: ……………………………………….
A. Varicocele
B. Phimosis
C. Circumcision
D. Hypospadias
E. Hydrocele
18. Parenchymal tissue in the testes: ……..
A. Seminiferous tubules
B. Bulbourethral fluid
C. Vas deferens
D. Connective tissue
E. Vas deferens
19. Scanty production of sperm: ……………
A. Azoospermia
B. Cryptorchidism
C. Aspermia
D. Oligospermia
E. Varicocele
20. A spermolytic
substance: ……………………………………
A. Produces sperm cells
B. Destroys sperm cells
C. Is used for benign prostatic hyperplasia
D. Increases potency
E. Is produced by the testes
21. Orchiopexy: ………………………………….
A. Removal of a testicle
B. Incision and removal of a piece of the vas
deferens
C. Fixation of an undescended testicle
D. Removal of the prepuce
E. Prolapse of a testicle
22. Swollen, twisted veins near
the testes: ……………………………………
A. Varicocele
B. Hydrocele
C. Hypospadias
D. Herpes genitalis
E. Testicular torsion
23. Nongonococcal urethritis is most
often caused by: …………………………….
A. Prostatitis
B. Syphilis
C. Herpes genitalis
D. Chlamydial infection
E. Castration
24. Treating tissue with cold temperatures
is called: ………………………………………
A. Aspiration
B. Purulent
C. Ejaculation
D. Curettage
E. Cryogenic surgery
25. Which of the following is not
an STD: ………………………………………
A. HSV
B. Gonorrhea
C. BPH
D. Syphilis
E. Chlamydia
186 Chapter 9 ■ VOCABULARY QUIZ
Chapter Nine
VOCABULARY QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
(textbook pages 315–316)
A. Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings below:
bulbourethral glands fraternal twins
ejaculation glans penis
ejaculatory duct identical twins
epididymis parenchymal tissue
erectile dysfunction perineum
flagellum prepuce
1. One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes on top of each testis ______________________________
2. Sensitive tip of the penis ____________________________________________________________
3. Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos _____________
4. Pair of exocrine organs near the male urethra; secrete fluid into the urethra __________________
5. Tube through which semen enters the male urethra _____________________________________
6. External region between the anus and scrotum _________________________________________
7. Two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate egg cells fertilized by two different
sperm cells _______________________________________________________________________
8. Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra _______________________________________
9. The essential, distinctive cells of an organ ______________________________________________
10. Hair-like projection on a sperm cell ___________________________________________________
11. Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence _______________________________
12. Foreskin of the penis _______________________________________________________________
B. Match the following vocabulary terms with their meanings below:
penis spermatozoa
prostate gland sterilization
scrotum stromal tissue
semen testis
seminal vesicles testosterone
seminiferous tubules vas deferens
1. Hormone secreted by the testes ______________________________________________________
2. Procedure that removes an individual’s ability to produce
or release reproductive cells _________________________________________________________
3. Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder ___________________________________
4. Male gonad that produces sperm cells and male hormone _________________________________
Chapter 9 ■ VOCABULARY QUIZ 187
5. Supportive, connective cells of an organ _______________________________________________
6. Sperm cells and seminal fluid ________________________________________________________
7. Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm cells in the testes ______________________________
8. Narrow tube that carries sperm from the epididymis
into the body and toward the urethra __________________________________________________
9. Sperm cells ______________________________________________________________________
10. External sac that contains the testes __________________________________________________
11. Paired male exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens _________________________
12. Male organ of reproduction __________________________________________________________
188 Chapter 9 ■ TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
Chapter Nine
TERMINOLOGY QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
(textbook pages 317–319)
A. Match the following terms with their meanings below:
androgen hydrocele
balanitis orchiectomy
cryogenic surgery orchitis
cryptorchidism prostatitis
epididymitis prostatectomy
gonorrhea seminiferous tubules
1. Inflammation of a testis ____________________________________________________________
2. Undescended testicle _______________________________________________________________
3. Hernia of fluid in the scrotum _______________________________________________________
4. Inflammation of the penis ___________________________________________________________
5. Male hormone; testosterone is an example _____________________________________________
6. Removal of a testis _________________________________________________________________
7. Use of cold, freezing temperatures to destroy tissue ______________________________________
8. Inflammation of genital tract mucous membranes; caused by gonococcal infection ____________
9. Inflammation of the epididymis ______________________________________________________
10. Inflammation of the gland below the urinary bladder in males _____________________________
11. Resection of a gland that produces seminal fluid _________________________________________
12. Coiled tubes with the testes; form and carry sperm _______________________________________
B. Give medical terms for the following definitions:
1. destruction of sperm _______________________________________________________________
2. lack of formation or ejaculation of semen ______________________________________________
3. scanty production of sperm __________________________________________________________
4. hernia of swollen, twisted veins in the scrotal sac ________________________________________
5. pertaining to a testis _______________________________________________________________
6. tumor resembling a “monster” (composed of many different types of tissues) _________________
7. removal of the vas deferens __________________________________________________________
8. formation of sperm ________________________________________________________________
9. hormone produced by the testis ______________________________________________________
10. condition of lack of sperm cells in semen ______________________________________________
11. fixation of the testis in place _________________________________________________________
12. new opening between two parts of the vas deferens that were previously disconnected __________
Chapter 9 ■ PATHOLOGY QUIZ 189
Chapter Nine
PATHOLOGY QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Match the following pathologic conditions with their descriptions below:
carcinoma of the prostate phimosis
carcinoma of the testis prostatic hyperplasia
cryptorchidism testicular torsion
hydrocele varicocele
hypospadias
1. Male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis _________________________________
2. Twisting of the spermatic cord _______________________________________________________
3. Malignant tumor of the exocrine gland lying below the urinary bladder ______________________
4. Enlarged, dilated veins near the testis _________________________________________________
5. Undescended testicles ______________________________________________________________
6. Narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis _____________________
7. Malignant tumor of the male gonad ___________________________________________________
8. Benign growth of glandular tissue lying below the urinary bladder __________________________
9. Sac of clear fluid in the scrotum ______________________________________________________
B. Name the sexually transmitted disease from its description below:
1. Infection of skin and genital mucosa caused by HSV; marked by blisters _____________________
2. Infection of skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by HPV ___________________
3. Inflammation of the genital tract mucosa caused by gonococcal infection ____________________
4. Infection of the urethra and reproductive tract with bacteria
(Chlamydia trachomatis) ___________________________________________________________
5. Chronic infection with a spirochete bacterium __________________________________________
190 Chapter 9 ■ LABORATORY TESTS AND CLINICAL PROCEDURES QUIZ
Chapter Nine
LABORATORY TESTS AND
CLINICAL PROCEDURES QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
(textbook pages 324–326)
Match the following terms with their descriptions below:
circumcision PSA test
castration semen analysis
digital rectal examination transurethral resection of the prostate
photoselective vaporization of the prostate vasectomy
1. Surgical excision of testes or ovaries ______________________________________________________
2. Finger palpation through the anal canal and rectum to examine the prostate _____________________
3. Bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens ________________________________________
4. Measurement of levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood _________________________________
5. Removal of prostatic tissue using a green light laser _________________________________________
6. Surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis _______________________________________
7. Excision of BPH using a resectoscope through the urethra ____________________________________
8. Microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid ________________________________________________
Chapter 9 ■ ABBREVIATIONS QUIZ 191
Chapter Nine
ABBREVIATIONS QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
(textbook page 326)
A. On the line provided, give meanings for the following abbreviations, then write each
abbreviation next to its explanation below:
1. BPH __________________________________________________________________________
2. DRE __________________________________________________________________________
3. ED __________________________________________________________________________
4. HPV __________________________________________________________________________
5. HSV __________________________________________________________________________
6. PID __________________________________________________________________________
7. PSA __________________________________________________________________________
8. STD __________________________________________________________________________
9. TRUS __________________________________________________________________________
10. TURP __________________________________________________________________________
a. __________ Blood test that measures
levels of a protein elevated in prostate
cancer
b. __________ Inflammation of organs in
the genital region associated with sexually
transmitted infection
c. __________ Nonmalignant growth of
tissue in the prostate gland
d. __________ Virus causing blisters on the
skin and mucosa of the genital area
e. __________ Finger palpation through the
anal canal to examine the prostate gland
f. __________ Virus causing genital warts
g. __________ Group of diseases transmitted
by sexual intercourse
h. __________ Removal of prostatic tissue
using a resectoscope through the urethra
i. __________ Impotence
j. __________ Test to assess the prostate and
guide precise placement of biopsy needle
192 Chapter 9 ■ EXERCISE QUIZ
Chapter Nine
EXERCISE QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Build medical terms:
1. inflammation of the testes __________________________________________________________
2. resection of the prostate gland _______________________________________________________
3. condition of scanty sperm ___________________________________________________________
4. process of forming (producing) sperm cells _____________________________________________
5. fixation of an undescended testicle ____________________________________________________
B. Give meanings for the following medical terms:
6. parenchymal tissue ________________________________________________________________
7. androgen ________________________________________________________________________
8. testicular teratoma ________________________________________________________________
9. stromal tissue ____________________________________________________________________
10. azoospermia ______________________________________________________________________
C. Give medical terms for the descriptions below:
11. pair of sacs; secrete fluid into ejaculatory duct __________________________________________
12. coiled tube above each testis; carries and stores sperm ____________________________________
13. male gonad; produces hormone and sperm cells _________________________________________
14. foreskin _________________________________________________________________________
D. Match the term in Column I with its meaning in Column II:
Column I Column II
15. castration __________ A. To tie off or bind
16. purulent __________ B. Removal of a piece of vas deferens
17. ligation __________ C. Orchiectomy
18. circumcision __________ D. Removal of the prepuce
19. ejaculation __________ E. Destruction of tissue by freezing
20. cryosurgery __________ F. Pus-filled
21. vasectomy __________ G. Test of fertility (reproductive ability)
22. semen analysis __________ H. Ejection of sperm and fluid from the urethra
Chapter 9 ■ EXERCISE QUIZ 193
E. Give medical terms for the following abnormal conditions:
23. STD; etiology is berry-shaped bacteria _________________________________________________
24. opening of the urethra on the undersurface of the penis __________________________________
25. enlarged, swollen veins near the testes ________________________________________________
26. undescended testicles ______________________________________________________________
27. STD; primary stage marked by a chancre _______________________________________________
28. malignant tumor of the prostate gland ________________________________________________
F. Give meanings for the following abbreviations:
29. TURP ___________________________________________________________________________
30. PSA _____________________________________________________________________________
31. BPH ____________________________________________________________________________
G. Give the meaning of the following:
32. -sclerosis _______________________ 37. oophor/o ________________________________
33. -cele ___________________________ 38. colp/o __________________________________
34. -rrhagia ________________________ 39. balan/o _________________________________
35. -phagia _________________________ 40. salping/o ________________________________
36. -genesis ________________________ 41. -ptosis __________________________________
H. Match the surgical procedures in Column I with the reasons they would be performed in
Column II:
Column I Column II
42. bilateral orchiectomy __________ A. Carcinoma of the prostate gland
43. TURP __________ B. Cryptorchidism
44. vasectomy __________ C. Sterilization (hormones remain)
45. orchiopexy __________ D. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
46. hydrocelectomy __________ E. Reversal of sterilization
47. circumcision __________ F. Removal of swollen, twisted veins near the testes
48. radical prostatectomy __________ G. Abnormal fluid collection in scrotum
49. vasovasostomy __________ H. Seminoma
50. varicocelectomy __________ I. Phimosis
194 Chapter 9 ■ DICTATION AND COMPREHENSION QUIZ
Chapter Nine
DICTATION AND
COMPREHENSION QUIZ
Name: ______________________________
A. Dictation of Terms
1. ____________________________________ 11. ______________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 12. ______________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 13. ______________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 14. ______________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 15. ______________________________________
6. ____________________________________ 16. ______________________________________
7. ____________________________________ 17. ______________________________________
8. ____________________________________ 18. ______________________________________
9. ____________________________________ 19. ______________________________________
10. ____________________________________ 20. ______________________________________
B. Comprehension of Terms: Match number of the above term with its meaning below.
______ Inflammation of the tube that carries sperm from the testicle to the vas deferens
______ Hard ulcer that is a sign of a sexually transmitted disease
______ Pus-filled
______ A hormone that produces male secondary sex characteristics
______ Inflammation of a testicle
______ Fluid that contains sperm cells and secretions and is produced during ejaculation
______ Hernia of fluid in the testicle
______ Malignant tumor of the testes
______ Foreskin
______ Essential cells of the testes; seminiferous tubules
______ Excision of the testicles or ovaries
______ Increase in growth of cells of a gland below the urinary bladder in males
______ Glands that secrete a fluid into the vas deferens
______ Enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle
______ Undescended testicle
______ Condition of scanty sperm cell production
______ Congenital opening of the male urethra on the under surface of the penis
______ Chronic STD caused by a type of bacteria (spirochete)
______ Inflammation of the genital tract mucosa caused by infection with berry-shaped bacteria
______ Infection of the skin and mucous membranes with HSV; small fluid-filled blisters occur