Male Reproductive System - Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from the notes on the male reproductive system, including anatomy, combining forms, prefixes, suffixes, and selected disorders.

testis

Primary male sex organ; paired, oval-shaped, inside the scrotum; produces spermatozoa and testosterone.

seminiferous tubules

Approximately 900 coiled tubules within the testes where spermatogenesis occurs.

sperm

Male germ cell; fertilizes the ovum to form a zygote that develops into an embryo.

testosterone

Principal male sex hormone; stimulates development of male reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics.

epididymis

Coiled duct attached to each testis where sperm mature, are stored, and transported; continuous with the vas deferens.

vas deferens

Duct carrying sperm from the epididymis to the urethra; part of the spermatic cord containing nerves, lymphatics, arteries, and veins.

seminal vesicles

Two glands located behind the base of the bladder; secrete a thick fluid that forms part of semen and open into the vas deferens.

prostate gland

Gland surrounding the proximal urethra; secretes fluid that aids in sperm movement and ejaculation.

semen

Fluid containing sperm and seminal secretions.

scrotum

Sac containing the testes and their epididymides; maintains the position of the testes and their ducts; located on both sides of the penis.

penis

Male organ of urination and sexual intercourse.

glans penis

Enlarged tip at the end of the penis.

prepuce

Fold of skin covering the glans penis in uncircumcised males (foreskin).

genitalia

Reproductive organs; includes internal and external organs of the reproductive system.

gonads

Primary reproductive organs; testes in males and ovaries in females.

andr/o

Combining form meaning male.

balan/o

Combining form meaning glans penis.

epididym/o

Combining form meaning epidididymis.

orch/o

Combining form meaning testis, testicle.

orchi/o

Combining form meaning testis, testicle.

orchid/o

Combining form meaning testis, testicle.

prostat/o

Combining form meaning prostate gland.

sperm/o

Combining form meaning sperm; spermatozoon.

spermat/o

Combining form meaning spermatozoa-related? (spermato-) typically used as a combining form for sperm.

vesicul/o

Combining form meaning vessel or duct (vas deferens in this context).

cyst/o

Combining form meaning bladder or sac.

crypt/o

Combining form meaning hidden.

lith/o

Combining form meaning stone or calculus.

olig/o

Combining form meaning scanty or few.

a-

Prefix meaning absence of, without.

hyper-

Prefix meaning above or excessive.

an-

Prefix meaning absence of, without.

-algia

Suffix meaning pain.

-tomy

Suffix meaning cut into or incision.

-ectomy

Suffix meaning excision or surgical removal.

-pexy

Suffix meaning surgical fixation.

-ia

Suffix meaning diseased state or condition of.

-pathy

Suffix meaning disease.

-ic

Suffix meaning pertaining to.

-plasia

Suffix meaning state of formation, development, growth.

-ism

Suffix meaning state of or condition of.

-itis

Suffix meaning inflammation.

-plasty

Suffix meaning surgical repair.

-lith

Suffix meaning stone.

-rrhea

Suffix meaning flow or discharge.

-stomy

Suffix meaning creation of an artificial opening.

andropathy

Disease of the male (reproductive system).

anorchism

State of absence of a testis (one or both testes).

balanitis

Inflammation of the glans penis.

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland; can narrow the urethra and cause urinary symptoms.

cryptorchidism

State of hidden testis; failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.

epididymitis

Inflammation of the epididymis.

orchiepididymitis

Inflammation of the testis and the epididymis.

orchitis

Inflammation of the testis (orchitis).

prostatitis

Inflammation of the prostate gland.

prostatocystitis

Inflammation of the prostate gland and the bladder.

prostatolith

Stone in the prostate gland.

prostatatorrhea

Discharge from the prostate gland.

prostatovesiculitis

Inflammation of the prostate gland and the seminal vesicles.