Male Reproductive Male Reproductive SystemSystem
Chapter 16Chapter 16
Combining Forms forCombining Forms forthe Male Reproductive Systemthe Male Reproductive System
balan/o balanoplasty
epididym/o epididymitis
Combining Forms forCombining Forms forthe Male Reproductive Systemthe Male Reproductive System
orch/o orchitisorchi/o orchiopexyorchid/o orchidectomytest/o testicle
Combining Forms forCombining Forms forthe Male Reproductive Systemthe Male Reproductive System
perine/o perineal
prostat/oprostatodynia
sperm/o oligospermiaspermat/o spermatic
vas/o vasorrhaphy
Male Reproductive SystemMale Reproductive System
Male Reproductive System Male Reproductive System FunctionsFunctions
Produce and maintain sperm
Introduce sperm into the female reproductive tract to fertilize the female ovum
Secretes certain hormones necessary for the maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics in the male
PenisPenis
Erectile tissue covered with skin
Contains: urethra for urination
ducts for secretion of seminal fluid (semen)
semen
mixture of the secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands
Discharged from the male urethra during orgasm
PenisPenis
glans penis bulging structure at the distal end of the penis
prepuce foreskin; loose casing covering the glans penis
removed by circumcision
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ScrotumScrotum
A bag; skin-covered pouch in the groin that is divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and epididymis testis (testicle)
one of two male reproductive glands
located in the scrotum
produces sperm and the male hormone testosterone
ScrotumScrotum
sperm male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes
unites with the ovum in the female to produce offspring
epididymis — coiled duct on top and at the side of the testis that stores sperm before emission
vas deferens
duct that caries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
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ScrotumScrotum
seminal vesicle
one of two sacs connected to the vas deferens
secretes an alkaline substance into the semen to enable the sperm to live longer
ejaculatory duct
duct formed by the union of the vas deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicle
its fluid is carried into the urethra
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Testes and AppendagesTestes and Appendages
CryptorchismCryptorchism
ProstateProstate
Trilobular gland that encircles the urethra
Located just below the bladder
Secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen
Normal ProstateNormal Prostate
Hypertrophic ProstateHypertrophic Prostate
VasectomyVasectomy