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26 Cards in this Set
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spermatozoa
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mature sperm cells
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pituitary gland
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gland that produces LH and FSH
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gonad
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the sex glands; testes in males, ovaries in females
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smegma
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wax like material that accumulates under the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis
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vas deferens
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tube that connects the epidymus to the ejaculatory duct
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seminiferous tubules
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tubules in the testes that produce sperm
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penis
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male organ for copulation and urination
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hypothalamus
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a gland which, at puberty, produces a hormone to initiate sexual maturation
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orgasm
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a series of muscular contractions at the peak of sexual activity;responsible for ejaculation
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milliliter
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a measure of volume; one male ejaculation is about 3ml and contains 360 million sperm
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spermatogenesis
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the physiological process (meiosis) by which germ cells develop into sperm
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inguinal hernia
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a condition in which a loop of the intestine descends into the scrotum
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semen
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fluid ejaculated at male organism
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testes
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male goands; testicles
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hyaluronidase enzyme
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enzyme found in acrosome of sperm;aids in penetration of egg
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vas deferens
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tube that connects the epidymus to the ejaculatory duct
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seminal vesicle
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one pair of glands that secrete one component of the ejeculate;contains fructose
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hormone
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a chemical produced in one part of the body that has its effect somewhere else in the body
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prostrate gland
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gland that surrounds ejaculatory duct and secretes one component of semen; site of cancer
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urethra
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canal (tube) from bladder to external urethral opening;carries urine and ejaculate
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testosterone
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the primary male sex hormone; responsible for primary and secondary sex characteristics
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scrotum
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sac like structure of skin that contains and regulates the testes
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prepuce
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another name for foreskin
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retrograde ejaculation
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ejaculation of semen into bladder due to damage of ejaculatory duct due to prostrate sugery
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hernia
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a rupture or tear in the wall of a body cavity
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glans
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cone shaped end of penis
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