6.1 Male Reproductive System Introduction
Learning Objectives
- Apply the rules of medical language to build, analyze, spell, pronounce, abbreviate, and define terms as they relate to the male reproductive system
- Identify meanings of key word components of the male reproductive system
- Categorize diagnostic, therapeutic, procedural, or anatomic terms related to the male reproductive system
- Use terms related to the male reproductive system
- Use terms related to the diseases and disorders of the male reproductive system
The male reproductive system produces testosterone to maintain male reproductive function, create sperm, and promote transport of sperm into the female reproductive system for fertilization.[1]
This chapter will review common word components related to the male reproductive system to assist learning how to analyze, build, and define medical terms. Other male reproductive terms, whose definitions cannot be easily built from word components, will be described in context based on the anatomy and physiology of the male reproductive system and common diseases and disorders. Medical specialists, diagnostic tests, and procedures related to the male reproductive system will also be discussed.
View the following YouTube video[2] on the male reproductive system: Reproductive System, Part 2 – Male Reproductive System: Crash Course A&P #41
- This work is a derivative of StatPearls by Gurung, Yetiskul, & Jialal and is licensed under CC BY 4.0 ↵
- CrashCourse. (2015, November 9). Reproductive system, Part 2 - Male reproductive system: Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology #41 [Video]. YouTube. All rights reserved. https://youtu.be/-XQcnO4iX_U?si=CAHbdwnaGxQOMKP5 ↵