Male Reproductive System

Testes

Produce sperm and secrete testosterone

Epididymis

Stores sperm before ejaculation

Vas Deferens

Transports sperm to ejaculatory duct

Seminal vesicles

Produce majority of semen

Ejaculatory duct

Carries semen to urethra

Prostate gland

Produces alkaline fluid and helps expel sperm

Bulbourethral glands

Secrete lubricating mucus

Penis

Copulatory organ; expels semen/urine

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

BPH; Non-cancerous prostate enlargement causing urinary obstruction

Symptoms of BPH

Dribbling, weak stream, nocturia, incomplete emptying

TURP

Procedure that chips away prostate tissue

Prostate Cancer

Malignant tumor of prostate, often asymptomatic early

PSA Test

Blood test to detect prostate cancer

DRE

Physical exam to assess prostate size

Vasectomy

Excision of vas deferens for sterilization

andr/o

Male

prostat/o

Prostate

balan/o

Glans Penis (head of penis)

osche/o

Scrotum

Epididym/o

Epididymis

orchi/o, orchid/o, orch/o, test/o

Testes

sperm/o, spermat/o

Sperm

Crypt/o

Hidden

-uria

urine condition

Priapism

Painful errection

Phimosis

Tightening of foreskin