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Seminal vesicles
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AKA seminal glands
convoluted pouchlike structues ap. 60% of volume of semen secrete alkaline, viscous fluid that contains fructose (a monosaccride sugar), prostaglandins, and clotting proteins |
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Prostate gland
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a single, doughnut-shaped gland about the of a golf ball.
slowly increases in size from birth to puberty, and then it expands rapidly. |
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Bulbourethral (cowpers) glands
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about the size of a pea
their ducts open to spongy urethra during sexual arousal, they secrete an alkaline substance and mucus |
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Accessory glands
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Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland Bulbourethral (cowpers) glands |
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Alkaline fluid
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Neutralizes acidity of male urethra and female reproductive tract
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Carbohydrate fructose
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found in alkaline fluid
a monosaccride sugar used for ATP production by sperm. |
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prostaglandins
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For sperm motility and viability
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post. to and the base of urinary bladder
ant. to rectum |
Where is the location of the seminal vesicles?
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Prostate gland secretions
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Slightly acidic (pH 6.5)
Citric acid Acid phosphate Ap. 25% volume of semen |
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Citric acid
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Promotes ATP production by sperm cell
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Acid phosphate
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The function of this acid is unknown.
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Alkaline substance
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that protects the passing sperm by neutralilizing acids from urine in the urethra
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Mucus of bulborethral gland
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lubricates the end of the penis and the lining of the urethra, there by decreacing the number of sperm damaged during ejaculation
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Semen or seminal fluid
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Accessory gland substances
Spermatozoa |
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Penis
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male reproductive organ that contains thrurethara and is a passageway form the ejaculation of semen and the excretion of urine
conisists of: root, body, and glans penis |
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Body
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Tunica albuginea
made up of 3 major cylindrical tissue masses: "2" sup. lateral "1" inf. medial |
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"2" sup. lateral
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corpora cavernosa penis
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"1" inf. medial
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corpus spongiosum penis
note spongy urethra |
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Tunica albuginea
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fibrous tissue that surrounds the 3 major cylindrical tissue masses
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Root
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the attached portion (proximal portion)
consists of bulb of the penis and crura of the penis |
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Glans penis
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The distal end of the corpus spongiosum penis is a slightly enlarged. acorm-shaped region
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Glans penis
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Corona
External urethral orifice Prepuce (foreskin) |
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Corona
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margin of the glans penis
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External urethral orifice
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at the distal end of penis there is a terminal slitlike opening called _____ _____ ____.
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Prepuce (foreskin)
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Covering the glans in an uncircumsized penis is the loosely fitting _________.
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Erection
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Upon sexual stimulation, parasympathetic fibers from the lumar and sacral poritons of the spinal cord initiate and maintain the enlargement and stiffening of the penis.
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Ejaculation
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to throw out
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Ejaculation
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the powerful release of semen from the urethra to the exterior, is a sympathetic reflex.
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