Lecture 9 Part 2 Flashcards
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Function of male reproductive system
- Produce sperms for fertilization of female ovum
- Secrete hormones responsible for male sexual characteristic
Testis function is
Production of sperm, secretion of testosterone
Scrotum function and meaning
Holding the testis
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Epididymis function
Storage and maturation of sperms
Vas deferens function
Transportation of sperm from epididymis to the ejaculation duct
Seminal vesicle function
Production of the seminal fluid & nutrients to support sperm
Ejaculatory duct function
Duct through which semen enters the urethra
Prostate gland function
Production of an alkaline substance that protects sperm against the female acid environment
Penis
Male erectile tissue through which semen passes through the urethra
Sperm called ……….
Male germ cells
Sperma=seed
Sperm wordroot is…….and examples are……… and……..
Spermat or sperm
Aspermia
Spermatogenesis
Testis wordroot is…… and examples are…….. and………
Testicul ex: Testicular
Orchid ex: orchidalgia
Prostate gland wordroot is…….and example is……
Prostat
Prosratic
BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Enlargement of the prostate due to increase in number of cells and aging
Penis wordroot is……..and example is ……
Pen
Penitis
Vas deferens wordroot is…… example is ……..
Vas
vasectomy
Semen called…… word root is…..and the example is……
Seminal fluid
Semin ex: seminal
Seminal vesicle wordroot is…….and the example is……
Vesicul
Vesiculogram
Male word root is….. and the example is…….
Andr
Androgenic
Androgenic mean
Causing masculization