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# BAS 07 Male Repro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -pexy | fixation |
| -ectomy | to cut out |
| -otomy | surgical opening |
| epididymis | Storage place for sperm cells. This is superior to the seminal vesicles. |
| seminal vesicles | the tubules that produce sperm cells. |
| vas deferens | carries sperm to the ejaculatory duct |
| ejaculatory duct | carries sperm to the urethra |
| urethra | conduit for sperm and urine in the male. |
| TURP | Transurethral resection of the prostate |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| hypertrophy | enarlgement of an organ |
| hyper- | excessive |
| PSA | Blood test for protate cancer |
| orch/o, orchid/o | testicle |
| urethtrogram | Xray of the prostate and urethra |
| spermatozoa | Sperm cell. Male gamete. |
| an- | on the handout |
| Hypospadias | Urethra develops and exits the lower part of the penis. |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| a- | wihout |
| anorchism | an = without + orch/o= testes |
| cryptorchism | Undescended testes |
| orchectomy | put the two word roots together. |
| scrotum | sac that hold the testicles |