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CH 13: Male
Male Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Balan/o | Glans penis |
| Epididym/o | Epididymis |
| Orch/o | Testis or testicle |
| Perine/o | Perineum |
| Spermat/o | Sperm |
| Vas/o | Vessel |
| Skin covered pouch in the groin divided into two sacs each containing a testis and epididymis | Scrotum |
| Male reproductive gland located in the scrotum that produces sperm and the hormone testosterone | Testis |
| Another name for testis | Testicle |
| Male gamete or sex cell | Spermatozoon or sperm |
| Coiled duct on the top and at the side of the testis that stores sperm before emission | Epididymis |
| Bulging structure at the distal end of the penis | Glans penis |
| Loose casing that covers the glans penis that is removed by circumcision | Prepuce |
| Duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct | Vas Deferens |
| One of two sac like structures behind the bladder connected to the vas deferens that secretes an alkaline substance into the semen that enables sperm to live longer | Seminal vesicle |
| Duct formed by the union of the vas deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicle, its fluid is carried into the urethra | Ejaculatory duct |
| Trilobular gland that encircles the urethra just below the bladder and secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen | Prostate gland |
| Pair of glands below the prostate with ducts opening into the urethra that add a viscid fluid to the semen | Bulbourethral glands |
| External region between the scrotum and anus of a male | Perineum |
| Semen without living spermatozoa | Azoospermia |
| Decreased production and expulsion of sperm | Oligospermia |
| Drainage of mucus and pus | Mucopurulent discharge |
| Absence of one or both testes | Anchorism |
| Inflammation of the glans penis | Balanitis |
| Hernia of fluid in the testis or in the tubes leading from the testis | Hydrocele |
| Congenital abnormal opening of the male urethra on the under surface of the penis | Hypospadias |
| Enlarged swollen herniated veins near the testis | Variocele |
| Most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in North America, often occurs with no symptoms and is treated only after it has spread | Chlamydia |
| Virus that causes inflammation of the liver transmitted through any body fluid including vaginal secretions , semen and blood | Hepatitis B |
| X-ray of the urethra and prostate | Urethrogram |