GRST 211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Glans Penis, Vas Deferens, Prostate

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 211
• Professor: Lesley Bolton

Document Summary

Orchid plants got their name because their roots (supposedly) resemble testes. Epididymis: responsible for conveying sperm from the testis to the vas deferens. This base is only rarely used in compound term s. This base is more commonly used to mean penis. Prostate gland: located between the bladder and the penis, both urine and sperm pass through it. It secretes a fluid that both nourishes and protects the sperm. The term venereal is used largely about diseases transmitted during sexual intercourse. This base can be found at the end of words in the form -oncus, acting like a suffix meaning. Two terms that use the suffix -oma (carcinoma and sarcoma) that are often seen at the end of longer compound terms where they indicate the type of tumour involved: -carcinoma: indicates a malignant tumour originating in the epithelial cells. -sarcoma: indicates a malignant tumour originating in cells of the soft tissues. -blastoma: indicates a malignant tumour originating in immature cells.