Module 7 - Reproductive System

Question 1

balan-

Answer 1

glans penis

Question 2

didym-
orchid-
orchi-
orche-
orch-
test-

Answer 2

testis [pl. testes]; testicle

Question 3

epididym-

Answer 3

epididymis

Question 4

gonad-

Answer 4

gonad

Question 5

osche-

scrot-

Answer 5

scrotum

Question 6

phall-

pen-

Answer 6

penis

Question 7

prostat-

Answer 7

prostate

Question 8

pub-

pubi-

Answer 8

pubis; pubic bone; pubic region

Question 9

semin-

Answer 9

semen

Question 10

spermat-

sperm-

Answer 10

semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle

Question 11

vas-

Answer 11

vas deferens

Question 12

cervic-

trachel-

Answer 12

cervix; neck of the uterus

Question 13

colp-

vagin-

Answer 13

vagina

Question 14

episi-

vulv-

Answer 14

vulva

Question 15

hymen-

Answer 15

hymen

Question 16

hyster-
metr-
uter-

Answer 16

uterus

Question 17

mamm-

mast-

Answer 17

breast

Question 18

men-

Answer 18

menstruation; menstrual cycle

Question 19

o-

ov-

Answer 19

egg; ovum [pl. ova]

Question 20

oophor-

ovari-

Answer 20

ovary

Question 21

perine-

Answer 21

perineum; region between anus and scrotum or anus and vulva

Question 22

salping-

tub-

Answer 22

Fallopian tube; a tube [within a biological structure]

Question 23

thel-

Answer 23

nipple

Question 24

erot-

Answer 24

sexual desire; sexual act

Question 25

genit-

Answer 25

reproduction; genitals

Question 26

toc-

Answer 26

childbirth

Question 27

ambly-

Answer 27

dull; blunt

[no connection vowel follows]

Question 28

amph-

amb-

Answer 28

both
[connecting vowel for amph- is either i or o;
connecting vowel for amb- is always i]

Question 29

arch-
archae-
arche-

Answer 29

ancient; primitive; original; first; chief; principal

Question 30

aut-

Answer 30

spontaneous; itself; own; self
[aut- is almost always placed at the beginning of a
term, even if it modifies a termination]

Question 31

crypt-

Answer 31

hidden

Question 32

echin-

Answer 32

spiny [adjective]; spine [noun]

Question 33

gymn-

Answer 33

naked

Question 34

hem-

sem-

Answer 34

half

[connecting vowel for both roots is i]

Question 35

pan-

hol-

Answer 35

all; entire; whole

[no connecting vowel follows pan-]

Question 36

-atresia

Answer 36

absence of the opening to (a bodily structure)

Question 37

-blast

Answer 37

embryonic cell

Question 38

-cide

Answer 38

act of killing; destruction; agent used to kill (or, destroy)
[usually preceded by the connecting vowel “i”: there are
some exceptions, but use “i” unless told otherwise]

Question 39

-cleisis

Answer 39

closure; blockage

Question 40

-cyesis

Answer 40

pregnancy

Question 41

-genesis

Answer 41

formation; development; growth

Question 42

-genic

Answer 42

forming; developing; producing; produced by; pertaining to the formation/development/production of

Question 43

-gravida

Answer 43

woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (nth time)
[root which immediately precedes -gravida indicates the number of pregnancies experiences; connecting vowel preceding -gravida is always “i”]

Question 44

-para

Answer 44

woman who has given birth (n times)
[root which immediately precedes
-para indicates the number of births; connecting
vowel preceding -para is always “i”]

Question 45

• pexy

- pexis

Answer 45

surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]

Question 46

-strophe

Answer 46

a turning; a twisting

Question 47

-poiesis

Answer 47

formation; development; production; act of shaping

Question 48

-poietic

Answer 48

forming; developing; producing; shaping; pertaining to the formation/development/production/shaping of