Male Reproductive System 2 Flashcards
gamete
reproductive cell (ovum or sperm) that contians one-half of the chromosome required to produce an offspring of the species.
libido
psychological and physical drive for sexual activity
sphincter
ringlike muscle that opens and closes a body opening to allow or restrict passage through the structure
andr/o
male
balan/o
glans penis
crypt/o
hidden
epididym/o
epididymis
genit/o
genitalia
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
olig/o
scanty
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o
testis
perine/o
perineum (area b/n scrotum (or vulva) and anus)
prostat/o
spermat/o
sperm/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
varic/o
dilated vein
vas/o
vessel, vas deferens, duct
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
-cide
killing
-ism
condition
-spadias
slit, fissure
brachy-
short
epi-
above, upon
balanitis
inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis, caused by bacteria, fungi, or virus
hypogonadism
decrease or lack of horomes normally produced by the gonads