Male Reproductive Male Reproductive SystemSystem

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Combining Forms forCombining Forms forthe Male Reproductive Systemthe Male Reproductive System

balan/o balanoplasty

epididym/o epididymitis

Combining Forms forCombining Forms forthe Male Reproductive Systemthe Male Reproductive System

orch/o orchitisorchi/o orchiopexyorchid/o orchidectomytest/o testicle

Combining Forms forCombining Forms forthe Male Reproductive Systemthe Male Reproductive System

perine/o perineal

prostat/oprostatodynia

sperm/o oligospermiaspermat/o spermatic

vas/o vasorrhaphy

Male Reproductive SystemMale Reproductive System

Male Reproductive System Male Reproductive System FunctionsFunctions

Produce and maintain sperm

Introduce sperm into the female reproductive tract to fertilize the female ovum

Secretes certain hormones necessary for the maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics in the male

PenisPenis

Erectile tissue covered with skin

Contains: urethra for urination

ducts for secretion of seminal fluid (semen)

semen

mixture of the secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands

Discharged from the male urethra during orgasm

PenisPenis

glans penis bulging structure at the distal end of the penis

prepuce foreskin; loose casing covering the glans penis

removed by circumcision

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ScrotumScrotum

A bag; skin-covered pouch in the groin that is divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and epididymis testis (testicle)

one of two male reproductive glands

located in the scrotum

produces sperm and the male hormone testosterone

ScrotumScrotum

sperm male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes

unites with the ovum in the female to produce offspring

epididymis — coiled duct on top and at the side of the testis that stores sperm before emission

vas deferens

duct that caries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

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ScrotumScrotum

seminal vesicle

one of two sacs connected to the vas deferens

secretes an alkaline substance into the semen to enable the sperm to live longer

ejaculatory duct

duct formed by the union of the vas deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicle

its fluid is carried into the urethra

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Testes and AppendagesTestes and Appendages

CryptorchismCryptorchism

ProstateProstate

Trilobular gland that encircles the urethra

Located just below the bladder

Secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen

Normal ProstateNormal Prostate

Hypertrophic ProstateHypertrophic Prostate

VasectomyVasectomy