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MaleReproductive
Male Reproductive System
Question | Answer |
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The scrotum is a soft pouch of skin behind the | penis |
The scrotum is a few degree cooler than the body. This is necessary for teh development of | sperm |
THe testicles are also known as | testes |
The testes are the sex glands of males or otherwise known as | gonads |
The tightly coiled tubules that produce the sperm are called the | seminiferous tubules |
The tail of the sperm is called the | flagellum |
The most abundant of the sex hormones of the male is | testosterone |
The long, coiled tube that is attached to the outer wall of each testis is called the | epididymis |
The long duct that receives the sperm from the epididymis is called the | vas deferens |
The two elongated glands that form a V along the posterior wall of the urinary bladder are called | seminal vesicles |
The seminal vesicles produce | seminal fluid |
Seminal fluid makes up most of the volume of the | semen |
The large collecting duct that hold the sperm is called the | ejaculatory duct |
The round gland at the base of the bladder in males is the | prostate |
The prostate gland produces | prostatic fluid |
The small, bulblike glands that are located on either side of the urethra are called the | bulbourethral glands |
The penis and urethra serve as a passageway for | semen |
During childhood, the seminiferous tubules contain immature | spermatocytes |
The process of making sperm is called | spermatogenesis |
An individual mature sperm is called a | spermatozoon |
The area of skin between the anus and the scrotum is called the | perineum |
The foreskin of the penis that covers the urethral meatus in an uncircumcised male is called the | prepuce |
The physical union of a male and female during sexual intercourse is called | coitus |
A fewer than normal number of sperm is called | oligospermia |
Failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotum is called | cryptorhism |
Inflammation and infection of the epididymis is called | epididymitis |
Inflammation or infection of the testes is called | orchitis |
A varicose vein in the spermatic cord to the testis is called | varicocele |
Benign, gradual enlargement of the prostate gland that occurs normally as a man ages is called "benign prostatic ... | hypertrophy |
Acute or chronic bacterial infection of the prostate gland is called | prostatitis |
Inflamation and infection of the glans penis is called | balanitis |
Downward curvature of the penis during an erection is called | chordee |
Painful or difficult sexual intercourse is called | dyspareunia |
Continuing erection of the penis with pain and tenderness is called | priapism |
Congenital condition in which the opening of the foreskin is too small is called | phimosis |
Enlargement of the male breast is called | gynecomastia |
THe prefix trans- means | across |
The combining form that means " a bag; scrotum" is | scrot/o |
The combining form that means "testis; testicle" is | testicul/o |
The combining form that means "seed" is | gon/o |
The combining form that means "sperm: spermatozoon" is | spermat/o |
The suffix that means " animal; living thing" is | -zoon |
The combining form "inguin/o" means | groin |
The combining form "prostat/o" means | prostate |
The combining form that means "to expel suddenly" is | ejaculat/o |
The combining form that means "like a bulb" is | bulb/o |
The combining form that means "to stand up"is | erect/o |
The combining form that means "to grow up" is | puber/o |
The combining forms "orchi/o and orch/o and orchid/o" mean | testis |
The combining form "crypt/o" means | hidden |
The suffix that means "process of development" is | -trophy |
The combining form "balan/o" means | glans penis |
The combining forms "coit/o, venere/o and pareun/o" mean | sexual intercourse |
The combining form that means "closed tight" is | phim/o |