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testes
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produce sperm and sex hormones
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epididymides
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ducts where sperm mature and some sperm are stored
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vas deferens
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conduct and store sperm
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seminal vesicles
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contribute nutrients and fluid to semen
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prostate gland
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contributes basic fluid to semen
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urethra
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conducts sperm
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bulbourethral glands
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conribute mucoid fluid to semen
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penis
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organ of sexual intercourse
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erectile dysfunction
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when erectile tissue doesn't expand enough to compress the veins
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seminiferous tubules
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1-3 tubules inside the lobules inside the testis
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spermatogenesis
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production of sperm
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sperm
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made up of three distinct parts:
1. head 2. middle piece 3. tail |
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acrosome
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a cap over a nucleus; stores enzyme needed to penetrate the egg
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interstitial cells
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cells containing androgens between the seminiferous tubules
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gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
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a hormone from the testes that stimulates the anterior pituitary to secrete the gonadotropic hormones
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follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
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gonadotropic hormone; promotes the production of sperm
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luteinizing hormone (LH)
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gonadotropic hormone; controls the production of testosterone
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interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH)
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controls the production of testosterone by the interstitial cells
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testosterone
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main sex hormone in males; for normal development of sex organs
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testis
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1. interstitial cells produce testosterone
2. seminiferous tubules produce sperm plus inhibin |
