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The ____ sex organs of a male are the paired testes, which are suspended within the sacs of the scrotum.
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primary sex organs
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sperm produced by the testes are stored w/in the ____. Then they enter a ___ ___, which tranports them to an ___tract.
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epididymis; vas deferens; ejaculatory duct
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The ejaculatory ducts enter the ____.
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urethra
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The ___in males is a part of the both the urinary system and the reproductive system.
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urethra
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The primary sex organs of a male are the ____ ___, which are suspended within the sacs of the scrotum.
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paired testes
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The testes are the primary sex organs because they produce ____and the male sex hormones(____).
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sperm; androgens
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At the time of ___, sperm leave the penis in a fluid called semen, which is also called (___ ____).
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ejaculation; seminal fluid
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These (3) vesicles and glands add secretions to semen.
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-seminal vesicles
-prostate gland -bulbourethral glands (Cowper glands) |
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The ___vesicles are lateral to the vas deferens, and their ducts join to form an ejaculatory duct.
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seminal vesicles
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The___gland is a single, donut-shaped gland that surrounds the upper portion of the urethra just inferior to the bladder.
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prostate
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___glands are pea-sized organs that lie inferior to the prostate on either side of the urethra.
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bulbourethral
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Each component of semen seems to have a particular ___.
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function
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sperm are more viable in a ___solution, and semen, which is milky in appearance, has a slighly ___pH (about ___).
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basic; basic; 7.5
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semen contains the sugar ___, which presumably serves as an ___source.
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fructose; energy
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semen also contains ___, chemicals that cause the uterus to contract. Uterine contractions help __________.
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prostaglandins; propel the sperm toward the egg.
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prostate enlargement is common in ___ ___. (young men? old men?)
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older men
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prostate enlargement is also known as ___ ___ ___. ? (check)
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benign prostate hyperplasia
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prostate enlargement can stemp from
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prostate cancer
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prostate enlargement increases pressure on ____, resulting in increased back-up of urine from bladder, potentially back ureter into kidneys.
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urethra
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during sexual arousal, ___nerve impulses cause erectile tissue to fill w/ blood.
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autonomic
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contractions that expel seminal fluid from the penis are part of the ___ and ___manifestations of the male orgasm.
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physiological and psyhcological
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Around ___ ___sperm (#) are contained in 3.5 ml. of semen.
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400 million sperm
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