Chapter 16 - Male Reproductive System

Question 1

andr/o

Answer 1

male

Question 2

balan/o

Answer 2

glans penis

Question 3

epididym/o

Answer 3

epididymis

Question 4

gonad/o

Answer 4

gonad

Question 5

orch/o

Answer 5

testis; testicle

Question 6

orchi/o

Answer 6

testis; testicle

Question 7

orchid/o

Answer 7

testis; testicle

Question 8

pen/o

Answer 8

penis

Question 9

pen/i

Answer 9

penis

Question 10

phall/o

Answer 10

penis

Question 11

preputi/o

Answer 11

prepuce; foreskin

Question 12

posth/o

Answer 12

prepuce; foreskin

Question 13

prostat/o

Answer 13

prostate gland

Question 14

scrot/o

Answer 14

scrotum

Question 15

semin/i

Answer 15

semen

Question 16

sperm/o

Answer 16

sperm

Question 17

test/o

Answer 17

testis; testicle

Question 18

testicular/o

Answer 18

testis; testicle

Question 19

vas/o

Answer 19

vas deferens; vessel; duct

Question 20

vesicul/o

Answer 20

seminal vesicle

Question 21

urethr/o

Answer 21

urethra

Question 22

-cision

Answer 22

processing of cutting

Question 23

-ferous

Answer 23

pertaining to

Question 24

seminiferous tubules

Answer 24

structures within testes that produce sperm

Question 25

scrotum

Answer 25

external pouch of skin and muscle that houses the testes

Question 26

vas deferens

Answer 26

duct that transports sperm from epididymis through spermatic cord and into ejaculatory duct

Question 27

prostate gland

Answer 27

at base of bladder surrounding urethra that contributes fluid to semen during ejaculation

Question 28

bulbourethral gland

Answer 28

secrete a lubricating mucus that cleans and lubricates the urethra prior to and during ejaculation

Question 29

aspermia

Answer 29

condition of complete absence of sperm

Question 30

balanitis

Answer 30

inflammation of the glans penis

Question 31

benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Answer 31

overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against urethra and bladder, blocking flow or urine

Question 32

corpus cavernosum

Answer 32

either of two columns of erectile tissue in penis that fill with blood during erection

Question 33

cryptorchidism

Answer 33

failure of one or both testes to descend into scrotum prior to birth

Question 34

epididymis

Answer 34

coiled tubular structure in which sperm start to mature and are stored until ejaculation

Question 35

glans penis

Answer 35

bulbous end of the penis that contains a large number of nerve endings