MedTerm - module 7 Flashcards
Testis
Male sex gland
Genitals/genetalia
Reproductive organs visible on the outside of the body
Gonads
Produces sperm
Scrotum
Cutaneous pouch suspended between the thighs
Perineum
Diamond shaped area that covers the scrotum
Orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o, test/o
Testis/testicle
Seminiferous tubules
Coiled tubules in 200+ cone shaped lobules
Spermatogenisis
The production and development of sperm cells
Interstitial cells of leydig
Form the connective and supportive tissue of the testis. Secrete testosterone
Ejaculation
The ejection of semen and seminal fluid
Vas/o
Vessel or duct
Prostat/o
Prostate
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicles
Balan/o
Glans penis
Prepuce
Removed during circumcision
Spermatozoa
Male sex cell
Sperm/o, spermat/o
Spermatozoa, sperm
Andr/o
Male
Andropathy
Diseases applying the men
Anorchism
The absence of one or more testis
-ism
Process or condition
Orchitis, orchiditis, testitis
Inflammation of the testis or testicle
Orchiepididymitis
Inflammation of the testis or testicle that then effects the epididymis
Epididymitis
Inflammation of the epididymis
Testicular carcinoma
Testicular cancer
Cryptorchidism
One or both testis does not descend
Crypt/o
Hidden
Sterilization
Infertility, reduced or absent ability to produce offspring
Sperm/o, spermat/o
Sperm or spermatozoa
Olig/o
Few
Oligospermia
Scanty sperm present in the semen
Spermatolysis
Dissolution or destruction of sperm
Azoospermia
Lack of live sperm
A-
Lack