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Medical Terminology. Reproductive System. Orch/o Testicles, testis, testes Test/i, test/o Testis, testicle. Pexy Surgical fixation Prostat/o Prostate gland. Key Terms. Male Reproduction System. Primary function of the male reproductive system Scrotum
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Medical Terminology Reproductive System
Orch/o Testicles, testis, testes Test/i, test/o Testis, testicle Pexy Surgical fixation Prostat/o Prostate gland Key Terms
Male Reproduction System • Primary function of the male reproductive system • Scrotum • Encloses, protects, supports the testicles • Testes • Glands that produce the sperms • Epididymis • Tube at upper part of each testicle
Male Reproduction System • Glans penis • Sensitive region located at the tip of the penis • Penis • Male sex organ that transports sperm into female vagina • Vas deferens • tube leads from epididymis to ejaculatory duct in the prostate • Seminal vesicles • Glands located at base of urinary bladder • Opens into vas deferens as joins urethra
Male Reproduction System • Ejaculatory duct • One of two final portions of seminal vesicles • Passes through prostate gland and enters urethra • Prostate gland • Posterior to bladder • Surrounds upper end of urethra where vas deferens enters urethra • Aid sperm motility
Male Reproduction System • Sperm • Male gametes • Semen • Secretions from seminal vesicles and prostate gland • Nourishes the sperm
Male Reproduction System Pathology
Male Reproduction System • Cryptorchidism • Abnormal condition of hidden testicle • Undescended testes • Developmental defect in which one testicle tails to descend into scrotum
Male Reproduction System • Hydrocele • Pertaining to water/hernia • Hernia filled with fluids in testicles • Oligospermia • Abnormal condition of few sperm • Low sperm count
Male Reproduction System • Benign prostatic hypertrophy • BPH • Enlarged prostate
Male Reproduction System • Sperm analysis • SA • Sperm count • Determines volume, count, shape, size and motility (ability to move)
Male Reproduction System • Circumcision • Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
Male Reproduction System • Orchidectomy • Surgical removal of the testicle • Sterilization • Procedure render individual (male or female) incapable of reproduction
Male Reproduction System • Vasectomy • Surgical removal of the vas deferens • Male sterilization procedure in which portion of was deferens surgically removed • Prevents sperm from entering ejaculate duct but does not change volume of semen
STDs • Sexually transmitted diseases • Venereal diseases (VD) • Pertaining to transition by sexual contact
STDs • Chlamydia • Highly contagious STD • Unless early treatment with antibodies, may cause sterility in both males and females
STDs • Genital herpes • HSV-2 • Caused by herpes simplex virus • Highly contagious • Currently no cure and lesions may recur at any time
STDs • Gonorrhea • Highly contagious STD • May be transmitted to child during birth • All newborns receive one drop of silver nitrate or penicillin in each eye immediately after birth • HIV • Human immunodeficiency virus
STDs • Human papilloma virus • HPV or genital warts • Highly contagious • Increases risk of genital and cervical cancer • Syphilis • Highly contagious • Caused by spirochete