11 Reproductive System

A. Matching Word Parts

Match word parts in the left column with their meanings in the right column. (Some choices may be used more
than once and some choices may not be used at all.)
___ 1. -cidal a. abdominal wall
___ 2. colp/o b. birth
___ 3. gon/o c. bladder
___ 4. gynec/o d. female
___ 5. hyster/o e. genitals
___ 6. nat/i f. killing
___ 7. oophor/o g. ovary
___ 8. orchi/o h. testes
___ 9. ovar/o i. to bear offspring
___ 10. par/o j. uterine tube
___ 11. testicul/o k. uterus
___ 12. vesic/o l. vagina

B.Writing Combining Forms

Write combining forms for the following.
1. amnion____________________________________________________________
2. ductus deferens_____________________________________________________
3. fetus______________________________________________________________
4. genitals____________________________________________________________
5. month_____________________________________________________________
6. penis______________________________________________________________
7. prostate____________________________________________________________
8. scrotum____________________________________________________________
9. semen_____________________________________________________________
10. serum_____________________________________________________________
11. sperm_____________________________________________________________
12. urethra____________________________________________________________
13. uterine tissue______________________________________________________

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14. uterine tube ______________________________________________________

15. vulva ______________________________________________________

C.Matching Structures and Functions

Match the structures in the left column with their functions in the right column.
___ 1. ductus deferens a. accessory reproductive organs that produce milk
___ 2. female breasts b. conducts the ovum from the ovary to the uterus
___ 3. ovaries c. female external genitalia
___ 4. penis d. female gonads
___ 5. prostate e. female passageway that receives sperm
___ 6. scrotum f. gland that produces fluid that becomes part of semen
___ 7. testes g. houses the fetus
___ 8. uterus h. male gonad
___ 9. uterine tube i. male organ that transfers sperm to the vagina
___10. vagina j. pouch of skin containing the testes
___11. vulva k. tube that connects testes to the urethra

D.Matching Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Their Characteristics

Match the sexually transmitted diseases in the left column with their characteristics in the right column.
___1. acquired immunodeficiency a. bacterial infection that is not caused by a gonococcus or a
syndrome spirochete gonococci
___2. chlamydial infection b. can be diagnosed in men by finding gonococci in a urethral
smear
___3. genital warts c. characterized by blisters and ulcerations on the genital organs
___4. gonorrhea d. characterized by painful ulcerations and warts of the genitals
and anus
___5. hepatitis B, C, or D e. late stage of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus
___6. herpes genitalis f. primary lesion is a chancre
___7. syphilis g. sexually transmitted liver infection

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E.Crossword Puzzle
Write a word for each clue.

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ACROSS
4. excision of the vas deferens or a portion of it
7. scraping of a cavity for removal of a growth or other material
8. removal of an ovary or ovaries
11. a fluid collection in the scrotum
14. inflammation of a uterine tube
17. organs that produce eggs or sperm
19. foreskin
22. surgical removal of all or part of the foreskin
23. presentation of the buttocks or feet of the fetus during labor
24. alteration in size, shape, and organization of cells
25. instrument used to separate the walls of a cavity to make examination possible

DOWN
1. abnormal stoppage of menstruation
2. a fetal membrane
3. occurring after childbirth
5. the circular pigmented area surrounding the nipple
6. unborn offspring in the postembryonic period
7. syphilitic lesion
9. inflammation of a testicle
10. a lighted instrument for examining the vagina and cervix
12. a pregnant woman
13. before the onset of labor
15. removal of the uterus
16. x-ray examination to diagnose breast diseases
18. infection caused by the gonococcus
20. major female sex hormone
21. a small erectile body in the female homologous to the male penis

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