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14 Cards in this Set
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scrotum
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skin-covered pouch in the groin divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and an epididymis
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testis (testicle)
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one of the two male reproductive glands, located in the scrotum, that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone
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sperm, spermatozoon
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male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes, which unites with the ovum in the female to produce offspring
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epididymis
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coiled duct on top and at side of the testis that stores sperm before emission
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penis
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erectile tissue covered with skin that contains the urethra for urination and ducts for the secretion of seminal fluid
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glans penis
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bulging structure at the distal end of the penis
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prepuce
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foreskin; loose casing covering the glans penis, removed by circumcision
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vas deferens
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duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
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seminal vesicle
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one of two saclike structures behind the bladder and connected to the vas deferens on each side; secretes an alkaline substance into the semen to enable the sperm to live longer
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semen
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a mixture of the secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands discharged from the male urethra during orgasm
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ejaculatory duct
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duct formed by the union of the vas deferens with the duct of the seinal vesicle; its fluid is carried into the urethra
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prostate gland
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trilobular gland that encircles the eurethra just below the bladder, which secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen
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bulbourethral glands ( Cowper’s glands)
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pair of glands below the prostate with ducts opening into the urethra, which adds a viscid sticky fluid to the semen
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perineum
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external region between the scrotum and anus in a male and between the vulva and anus in a female
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