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# BAS 07 Male Repro
Question | Answer |
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-pexy | fixation |
-ectomy | to cut out |
-otomy | surgical opening |
epididymis | Storage place for sperm cells. This is superior to the seminal vesicles. |
seminal vesicles | the tubules that produce sperm cells. |
vas deferens | carries sperm to the ejaculatory duct |
ejaculatory duct | carries sperm to the urethra |
urethra | conduit for sperm and urine in the male. |
TURP | Transurethral resection of the prostate |
BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
hypertrophy | enarlgement of an organ |
hyper- | excessive |
PSA | Blood test for protate cancer |
orch/o, orchid/o | testicle |
urethtrogram | Xray of the prostate and urethra |
spermatozoa | Sperm cell. Male gamete. |
an- | on the handout |
Hypospadias | Urethra develops and exits the lower part of the penis. |
crypt/o | hidden |
a- | wihout |
anorchism | an = without + orch/o= testes |
cryptorchism | Undescended testes |
orchectomy | put the two word roots together. |
scrotum | sac that hold the testicles |