Unit 4 - Chapter 10, Male Flashcards
Functions of male reproductive system
Produce sperm,
secrete male sex hormone,
deliver sperm to female reproductive tract
External organs of the male reproductive system
Testes, epididymis, penis
Internal organs of the male reproductive system
Vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral glands
Seminiferous tubules
Inside testes; where spermatogenesis take place
Epididymis
Coiled tubule on top of testes, where sperm matures and is stored
Soft tip of penis
Glans penis
Foreskin
Prepuce
Seminal vesicles
Produce fluid to nourish sperm
Prostate gland
Produces alkaline fluid to keep sperm live in acidic vagina
Bulbourethral glands
Produce lubrication for semen
Another name for bulbourethral glands
Cowper’s glands
Main androgen for males, produced by testes
Testosterone
Male sex hormone
Androgen
Combining form for protection
Immun/o
Three Combining forms for testes
Orch/o
Orchi/o
Orchid/o
Combining form for testes
Testicul/o
Combining form for prostate gland
Prostat/o
Combining form for vas deferens
Vas/o
Combining form for seminal vesicle
Vesicul/o
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-plasia
Formation of cells
-spermia
Sperm condition
Dys-
Painful
In-
Not
