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sperm
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male reproductive cell
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testes
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also called testicles; two oval shaped glands that are contained in the scrotum. This gland in the male produces sperm and the male hormone testosterone
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semen
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white milky liquid
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penis
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the external male organ though witch semen and urine pass.
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scrotum
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the external pouch(sac of skin) that contains the testicles,just under the penis.
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vas deferens
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either of two ducts or tubes allow sperm to pass from the testicles
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urethra
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tube that caries urine from the balder out of the body
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seminal vesicle
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secretes an alkaline fluid that helps neutralize semen's acidity, enhances sperm motility by adding a thin milky fluid
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prostate gland
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a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra
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foreskin
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a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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epididymis
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carries sperm to vas deferens
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Bladder
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the sack that holds urine
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ureter
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either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
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sterility
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is the inability to reproduce
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ejaculatory duct
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a canal through which semen is ejaculated: in human males, the canal that passes from the seminal vesicle and vas deferens, conveying semen to the urethra.
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corpora cavernosa
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a mass of erectile tissue with large interspaces capable of being distended with blood ; especially : one of those that form the bulk of the body of the penis
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cowper's gland
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it secretes a clear fluid that neutralizes the urethra (pre- ejaculation) and caries sperm
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circumcise
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to remove the foreskin
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vasectomy
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the cutting of the vas deferens for sterility in the male
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prepuce
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foreskin of the penis
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