Flashcards in Chapter Nine- M. Rep. Deck (61)
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Ejaculation
Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra
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Ejaculatory duct
Tube through which semen enters the male urethra
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Epididymis
One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes on top of each testis; Carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens
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Erectile dysfunction
Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence
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Flagellum
Hair like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move)
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Fraternal twins
Two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate egg cells fertilized by two different sperm cells
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Glans penis
Sensitive tip of the penis
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Identical twins
Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos
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Parenchyma
The essential distinctive cells of an organ. In the testis, the seminiferous tubules that produce sleep
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Penis
Male external organ of reproduction
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Perineum
External region between the anus and scrotum in the male
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Prepuce
Foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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Prostate gland
Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder
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Scrotum
External sac that contains the testes
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Semen
Spermatoza and seminal fluid
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Seminal vesicles
Paired sac-like male exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens
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Seminiferous tubules
Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes
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Spermatozoon
Sperm cell
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Sterilization
Procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release reproductive cells
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Stroma
Supportive, connective tissue of an organ
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Testis
Male go ad that produces sperm and testosterone
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Testosterone
Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics
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Vas deferens
Narrow tube that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra
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Bulbourethral glands
A pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra; secrete fluid into urethra (Cowper glands)
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Andr/o
Male
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Balan/o
Penis
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Cry/o
Cold
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Crypt/o
Hidden
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Epididym/o
Epididymis
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