Reviewing this flashcard review list will help you identify and understand the combining forms and root words used in the male reproductive system.
#1 andr/o
#2 balan/o
balan/o is a combining form that refers to "glans penis".
The glans penis is located at the tip of the penis, which is also known as the head or tip of the penis. The urethra's opening can be found here. In this area, pre-ejaculated material (precum) and semen (cum) are released, and urination drains out.
#3 epididym/o
#4 gonad/o
#5 osche/o, scrot/o
#6 pen/o, pen/i, phall/o
#7 preputi/o, posth/o
#8 prostat/o
prostat/o is a combining form that refers to "prostate gland".
Located just beneath the bladder, the prostate is located in the anterior region of the rectum. Approximately the width of a walnut, it encloses the urethra (the tube through which urine is expelled from the bladder). Semen is composed in part of a fluid produced by the prostate.
#9 semin/i
#10 sperm/o, spermat/o
#11 test/o, testicular/o, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
#12 urethr/o
#13 vas/o
#14 vesicul/o
vesicul/o is a combining form that refers to "seminal vesicle".
In between the bladder fundus and the rectum, the seminal glands are a pair of long tubular glands. The seminal glands (also called vesicular or seminal vesicles) help to create many of the components of semen. They produce around 70% of the total semen volume.