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30 Cards in this Set
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Testes
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Male sex glands produce sperm & testostorne located in scrodum outside of body cooler temp is essintial for sperm production
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Vas Deferens
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tube that recives sperm and fluis from Epidiymis circles around bladder tubes are cut in vasectomy to creat seralzation
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Epididymis
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tightly coiled tube in scrodum stores sperm untill it matures and becomes free moving. Produces some of fluid in semen.
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seminal vesicals
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2 small pouch like tubes behind the bladder that produce a thick fluid that is rich in sugar that provides norishment for sperm and become most of fluid in semen
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ejaculatory duct
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2 short tubes that are formed where vas deferns and seminal vesicles join together. carry semen thorugh prostate gland and into ureathra.
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Prostate Gland
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doughtnut shaped gland below the bladder sourrounding the urethra. produces more fluid added to semen - muscular tisses contracts during ejaculation to push semen out of the body.
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cowpers gland
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located beneth the prostate gland secertes mucus like fluid that acts like lubricant.
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Urethra
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tube that extends from bladder to penis outside of body carries ethier urine or semen but not both at the same time
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Penis
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external male reproductive organ made of spongy erectile tissue. Distal glans penis coverd by tisse called prepuce(foreskin)
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Prostatic hypertrophey
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Enlargement of prostate gland common in men ^ 50 cause by inflamation or cancer
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Chlamydia
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Caused by a bacteria 1 of the most frequently occuring diseases symptoms are similar to gonorrhea
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Gonorrea
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Caused bby bacteria s/s- include greenish yellow discharge
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Pubic lice
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Parasites usally transmitted sexulay may be spread by contact w/ clothes and bedding
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syphilis
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Caused by spriochete bacteria 1.) Primary painless chancer sore appers & heals
2.) organism enters blood strem, sore throat, fever, rash & Swollin glands 3.) Can be years later damage to vital organs irrevesable leads to death |
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Trichomonas vaginalis
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Caused by parastic protazoa causes large amounts of white or yellow foul smelling discharge.
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Ovaries
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Female sex glands small almond shaped contains thousands of small sacks called follicles each containing ovum every 28 days or so a folicle enlarges and ruptures releasing a mature ovum known as ovulation
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fallopian tubes
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attached to uterus @ 1 end and other end floats just above ovary and has finger like projections called fimbriae. He;p move ovum into fallopin tube mucsles move ovum by parastailsis & cilia move ovum toward uterus
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Uterus
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hallow pear shaped behind bladder low part called cerzix attaches to vagina inner most layer is the endometrium- where fertalized ovum implants itself if no fertalization mentration occurs
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Vagina
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Muscular tube connecting cervix & uterus to outside of the body lined w/ mucus membrane arranged in folds called rugae allows for expantion
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Bartholins glands
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2 small glands located on each side of vagianl opening that secerts mucus for lubrication
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Vulva
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Collective name for structures forming external female genetals
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Labia Majora
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2 large fatty hair covered folds that enclose and prtect the vagina
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Labia Minora
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2 smaller folds of tissue located within labia majora
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Vestibule
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area inside labia minora contians openings to both urethra & vagina
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Clitoris
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area of erectile tissue in the front junction of the labia minora produces sexual errosal when stimulated
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perineum
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area between vagina & anus in female entire pelvic floor in bothgenders
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Breast
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Lactation or production secertion of milk after child birth
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Endometriosis
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growth of endometrio tissue outside of uterus causes pelvic pain abnormal bleeding & dysmenorrhea
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PID
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Pelvic Inflamatory Disease Inflamation of reproductive organs cause by bacteria, virus, or fungi may cause strility and scaring
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PMS
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Premenstural syndrome large % of women experience PMS few or several days before thier period. by hormonal or chemical imblance stress can make it wrost
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