Male Reproductive System

Scrotum

skin covered sac between the upper thighs, divided into two compartments

Testosterone

major androgen produced by the intestinal cells of the testes

spermatogenesis

process of production of sperm

how many testes are there

2

-didymis mean

testis

scrot-

scrotum

spermat/o

sperm

testicul-

testicle

andr/o

masculine

semin/i

semen

test/o

testis

what tube receives sperm from the epididymis

ductus deferens

inguinal

pertaining to the groin

didym/o

testes

TSE

testicular self examination

libido

sex drive

motile

capable of movement

oligospermia

low number of sperm

polyuria

excessive urine output

priapism

painful erection

vasovasostomy

reversed vasectomy

varicoceles

dilated scrotal veins impair sperm production

hypogonadism

testosterone deficiency

accessory glands

prostate, seminal vesicles, bulbourethral

secondary sex organs

penis, scrotum, system of ducts

ductus deferens

tube that receives sperm from the epididymis

epididymis

coiled tube attaches to the testes

vesic-

sac containing fluid

-alis

pertaining to

-orch-

testicle

inguin-

groin

orchiopexy

surgical fixation of a testicle in the scrotum

Spermatic cord

Houses blood vessels

-sterone-

Steroid

-crypt-

Hidden

Plexy

Surgical fixation

-cele

Swelling

How many days do sperm stay in the testes

60

How many days do sperm cells mature in the epididymis

20 days

BPH

Benign prostate hyperplasia

BEP

Benign Enlargement of the Prostate

-circum-

Around

Para-

Abnormal

Silent disease

Chlamydia

HPV

Human papilloma virus

PSA

Prostate specific antogen

What disease does a chancre indicate

syphilis

-spad-

tear or cut

balan-

glans penis