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Bulbourethral glands |
Pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. They secrete fluid into the urethra. Also called Cowper's glands |
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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 tube above each testis. It stores and Carries sperm from seminiforous tubules to the vas deferens |
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Erectile dysfunction |
Inability of a adult male to achieve an erection |
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Flagellum |
Hairlike projection on a sperm cell that makes it mobile |
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Fraternal twins |
Two infants resulting from fertilization of two separate egg by two separate sperm cells |
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Glans penis |
Sensitive tip of the penis. Comparable to the clitoris in the female |
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Identical twins |
Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos |
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Interstital cells of the testes |
Specialized cells that line adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes. These cells produce testosterone |
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Parenchymal tissue |
Essential distinctive cells of an organ |
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Penis |
Male external organ of reproduction |
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Perineum |
External region between the anus and the scrotum in the male |
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Prepuce |
Foreskin |
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Prostate gland |
Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder. The prostate secretes one of the fluids parts of semen into the urethra during ejaculation |
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Scrotum |
External Sac that contains the testes |
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Semen |
Sperm cells and seminal fluid , discharge from the urethra during ejaculation |
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Seminal vesicles |
Paired sac-like exocrine glands secrete fluid into the vas deferens |
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Seminiforous tubules |
Narrow, coil tubules that produce sperm in the testes |
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Spermatozoon |
Sperm cell |
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Sterilization |
Procedure that removes a person's ability to produce or release reproductive cells. Removal of testes, vasectomy, are sterilization procedures |
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Stromal tissue |
Supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma |
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Testes |
Male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone |
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Testosterone |
Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue testes. Responsible for male sex characteristics |
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Vas deferens |
Narrow tube carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra |
