12.2 Word Parts of the Male Reproductive System

Question 1

male genital system can be divided by their function into three categories:

Answer 1

1. sperm
2. gonad.
3. ovaries

Question 2

penis

Answer 2

balan/o - Greek word meaning “acorn”

Question 3

epididymis

Answer 3

epididym/o - oblong organ that sits on top of each testicle, is the place where sperm cells complete their final level of development and are stored

Question 4

testicle

Answer 4

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

Question 5

prostate

Answer 5

prostat/o

Question 6

sperm

Answer 6

sperm/o, spermat/o, sperm/i

• (from Greek, for “seed”)
• It takes roughly 10 weeks to produce a single sperm.