male reproductive

test/o

testis, testicle

orchi/o, orchid/o

testis

osche/o

scrotum

semin

semen

prostrate cancer

• detected through PSA (blood test) and DRE (digital rectal exam)

prostrate cancer

• detected through PSA (blood test) and DRE (digital rectal exam)

urethra

• tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to outside the body

• expels urine when bladder muscle contracts

accessory glands

seminal vesicles

• sac-like gland behind the bladder

• contributes secretions to the semen

prostate gland

• gland that surrounds urethra, below the bladder

• contributes secretions to the semen

bulbourethral (cowpers) gland

• small gland beside the urethra, below the prostate

• contributed secretions to the semen

foreskin

• skin fold and mucosal tissue that cover penis head and urinary opening

penis

male organ of copulation and urination

ejaculatory duct

• duct formed by union of the ductus deferens and the duct of the seminal vesicle

• carries spermatozoa and seminal fluid into the urethra

vasectomy

• minor surgery that blocks vas deferens (tube that carries sperm from the testicles)

• cut from the scrotum

prostate

• located below the urinary bladder, surrounds the urethra

• secretes an alkaline fluid (semen)

• keeps sorry alive by neutralizing the PH levels in the urethra and vagina

testes

• produces sperm

• produces testosterone

• held outside of the body, in the scrotum

testicle

• singular form of testes