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90 Cards in this Set
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The male hormone responsible for secondary sex characteristics is ?
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testosterone
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The proper medical name for a male sex sell is ?
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spermatozoon
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List the 3 structures that secrets a thick fluid that aids sperm mobility
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Cowper's glands / bulbourethral glands
prostate gland seminal vesicles |
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The medical term for the removal of foreskin is ?
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circumcision
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The proper name for the tail portion of a sperm is ?
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flagellum
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The ejection of sperm & fluid from the urethra is called ?
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ejaculation
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Impotence is also called ?
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erectile dysfunction
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The cutting of the Vas Deference is a ?
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vasectomy
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The sensitive part of the penis is the ?
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glans penis
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How are identical twins formed ?
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during cell division the egg/ova decides to form 2 separate embryos
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The medical word for foreskin is ?
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prepuce
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The name of the gland that surrounds the urethra is the ?
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prostate gland
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The structure that produces sperm & testosterone is called the ?
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testes
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The name for the combination of sperm & fluid is called ?
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semen
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How are fraternal twins formed ?
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fertilization of 2 separate eggs/ova by 2 sperm
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The name of the mass of coiled tubes that produces sperm is called ?
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seminiferous tubules
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What type of tissue are seminiferous tubules ?
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parenchymal
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What is the name of the area between the scrotum & the rectum ?
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perineum
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What houses or surrounds the testicles ?
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scrotum
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The inability of an adult male to achive an erection is called ?
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impotence
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The inability of an adult male to achieve an erection is known as ?
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impotence
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One of a pair of long tightly coiled tubes lying on the top of each testis is called ?
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epididymis
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Two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate ova fertilized by two different sperm is know as ?
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fraternal twins
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The tube through which semen enters the urethra is called the ?
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ejaculatory duct
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Name the tissue that is composed of essential & functional cells of an organ ?
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parenchyma
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What is the name of the hairlike projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile ?
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flagellum
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The cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules & produce the hormone testosterone are called ?
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interstitial cells
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Name the male hormone responsible for secondary sex characteristics ?
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testosterone
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What is the proper name for a male sex cell ?
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spermatozoon
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Name the 3 structures that secret a thick fluid that aids in sperm motility ?
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Prostate gland
seminal vesicles cowper's gland |
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What is the medical term for the removal of the prepuce/foreskin ?
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circumcision
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What is the medical term for the tail portion of a sperm ?
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flagellum
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The ejection of sperm & fluid from the urethra is called ?
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ejaculation
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Impotence is also known as ?
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erectile dysfunction
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The cutting of the vas deferens is called a ?
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vasectomy
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The sensitive part of the penis is called the ?
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glans penis
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The medical word for foreskin is ?
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prepuce
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What is the name of the gland that surrounds the urethra ?
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prostate gland
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Name the structure that produces sperm & testosterone ?
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testes
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What is the name for the combination of sperm & fluid ?
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semen
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What is the name for the mass of coiled tubes that produce sperm ?
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seminiferous tubules
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What is the name between the scrotum & the rectum ?
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perineum
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What houses the testes ?
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scrotum
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-genesis
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formation
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-one
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hormone
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-pexy
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fixation
put in place |
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-stomy
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new opening
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-cele
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hernia
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-gen
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substance that produces
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-genic
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produced by
produced in |
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-plasia
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formation
development |
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-lytic
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to reduce
destroy |
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-trophy
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nourishment
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-lysis
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breakdown
separation destruction |
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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glans penis
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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gon/o
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seed
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hydr/o
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water
fluid |
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orch/o
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testis
testicle |
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orchi/o
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testis
testicle |
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orchid/o
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testis
testicle |
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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semin/o
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semen
seed |
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sperm/o
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semen
spermatozoa sperm cells |
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terat/o
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monster
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test/o
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testis
testicles |
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varic/o
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varicose veins
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vas/o
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vessel
duct vas deferens |
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zo/o
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animal life
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What is a spermatozoon composed of
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a head
a body a tail (flagellum) |
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What part of a spermatozoon makes it motile ?
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the tail (flagellum)
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How many chromosomes are in a spermatozoon & and where are they located ?
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23
located in the head |
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What is ejaculation & where is it from
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the ejection of sperm & fluid
from the male urethra |
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What are the 2 main functions of the male reproductive system ?
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To produce & release sperm
& to secret testosterone |
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What develops in the abdomen & descends into the scrotum ?
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testes
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a sac enclosing each testis on the outside of the body ?
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scrotum
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Name another cell that produces sperm other than seminiferous tubules
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interstitial cells
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Name a tissue that carries out the essential functions of a/the organ ?
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parenchyma
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Sperm mature & become mobile & are temperately stored in the ?
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epididymis
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What runs down each testis & upwards to become a narrow straight tube ?
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vas deferens
or ductus deferens |
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The ______ carries sperm up into the pelvic region & merges with ducts from ______ to become the ______
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Vas Deferens
Seminal Vesicles Ejaculatory Duct |
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The ______ opens into the _______ & secrets a thick, sugary, yellowish substance that nourishes the sperm
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Seminal Vesicles
Ejaculatory Duct |
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What secrets a thick fluid into the urethra to aid motility >
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Cowper's Gland
or Blubourethral Gland |
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This surrounds the urethra in the area where the vas deferens enters the urethra ?
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prostate gland
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What passes through the penis to the outside of the body ?
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Urethra
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This is composed of erectile tissue
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Penis
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What is viagra & what does it do ?
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A drug that increases blood flow to the penis to achieve an erection
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