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63 Cards in this Set
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Bulbourethral glands |
Pair of glands below protstate that secrete fluid into the urethra |
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Ejaculation |
Ejection of sperm and fluid from male urethra |
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Ejaculatory duct |
Tube through which semen enters the urethra |
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Epididymis |
tightly coiled tubes on top of each testicle, carry sperm from semisferous tubules to vas defrens |
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Flagellum |
Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile |
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Gametes |
Sex cell; sperm and ova |
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Genitalia |
Reproductive organs such as the testes, penis, ovaries, uterus and vagina |
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Gonads |
Sex organs that produce gametes. Testes and Uterus. |
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Os Penis |
Bone found in the penis of some carnivores |
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Perineum |
Area between anus and scrotum |
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Prostate gland |
Gland in males that surrounds urethra and secretes thick fluid, aids sperm motility |
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Scrotum |
External sac that contains the testes |
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Semen |
Spermatozoa and fluid |
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Seminiferous tubules |
Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes. |
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Spermatozoon (pl spermatozoa) |
Sperm Cell |
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Sterility |
Inability to reproduce |
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Testes (Singular Testis) |
Male gonads that produce spermatozoa and testosterone. |
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Urethra |
tube that carries urine and semen to the outside of the body. |
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Vas defrens |
Narrow tube that carries sperm from the epidymis towards the urethra. |
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Azoospermia |
Lack of spermatazoa in the semen |
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Castration |
Removal of the gonads |
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Cryporchism |
Condition in which one or both testicles is undescended. |
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Electroejaculation |
Electrical stimulation used for collection of semen for AI. |
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Paraphimosis |
Inability to retract the penis |
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Persistent frenulum |
Incomplete separation of the penis and prepuce which causes an inability to breed. |
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Phimosis |
Constriction of the orifice of the prepuce preventing it fro drawing back over the penis. |
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Priapism |
Persistent erection of the penis due to injury or disease |
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Scrotal Hydrocele |
Swelling of the scrotum due to a collection of fluid in the testes or along the spermatic cord. |
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Balan/o |
Glans Penis |
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Crypt/o |
Hidden |
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Epidiym/o |
Epididymis |
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Gen/o |
Producing |
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Hydr/o |
Fluid; water |
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Later/o |
Side |
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Orch/o ; Orchi/o; Orchid/o |
Tesis; Testicles |
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Pen/i |
Penis |
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Priap/o |
Penis |
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Prostat/o |
Prostate gland |
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Semin/i |
Semen; seed |
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Sperm/o; Spermat/o |
Spermatozoa; semen |
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Test/o |
Testis; Testicles |
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Theri/o |
Beast |
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Urethr/o |
Urethra |
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Vas/o |
Vessel; Vas Defrens |
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Zo/o |
Animal life |
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a-, an- |
No; not; without |
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bi- |
Two; both |
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mono- |
One; single |
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Oligo- |
scanty |
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-al, -ar |
Pertaining to |
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-cele |
Hernia |
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-ectomy |
Removal; excision |
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-genises |
Producing; forming |
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-ia |
condition |
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-ism |
process; condition |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-logy |
Study of |
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-lytic |
to reduce or destroy; seperate; break down |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-one |
Hormone |
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-Oexy |
Surgical fixation; to put in place |
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-stomy |
New Opening; anastomosis |
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-tomy |
incision; process of cutting |