Agu Lom Chapter 9 Vocabulary

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bulbourethral glands

Back 1

Pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. They secrete fluid into
the urethra. Also called Cowper glands.

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ejaculation

Back 2

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

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epididymis (plural:
epididymides)

Back 3

One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis. It stores and
carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens.

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fraternal twins

Back 4

Two infants resulting from fertilization of two separate ova by two
separate sperm cells

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glans penis

Back 5

Sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to the clitoris in the female.

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prostate gland

Back 6

Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder. The prostate
secretes one of the fluid parts of semen into the urethra during
ejaculation.

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scrotum

Back 7

external sac that contains the testes

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semen

Back 8

Spermatozoa (sperm cells) and seminal fluid (prostatic and seminal
vesicle secretions), discharged from the urethra during ejaculation.

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seminal vesicles

Back 9

Paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid (a major component of
semen) into the vas deferens.

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seminiferous tubules

Back 10

narrowed coiled tubules that produce semen in the testes

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sterilization

Back 11

Procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release
reproductive cells; removal of testicles, vasectomy, and oophorectomy
are sterilization procedures.

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testis (plural: testes)

Back 12

Male gonad (testicle) that produces spermatozoa and the hormone
testosterone. Remember: Testis means one testicle, and testes are two
testicles.

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testosterone

Back 13

hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics

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vas deferens

Back 14

Narrow tube (one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis
toward the urethra. Also called ductus deferens.

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identical twins

Back 15

Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two
distinct embryos.