Ch.9 Male Reproduction Vocabulary

Question 1

bulbourethral glands

Answer 1

pair of exocrine glands near male urethra that secrete fluid into the urethra; also called Cowper glands

Question 2

ejaculation

Answer 2

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

Question 3

ejaculatory duct

Answer 3

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Question 4

epididymis

plural: epididymides)

Answer 4

pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis. stores and carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens

Question 5

erectile dysfunction

Answer 5

impotence

Question 6

flagellum

Answer 6

hair-like projections makes sperm motile

Question 7

fraternal twins

Answer 7

two separate ova fertilized by two separate sperm

Question 8

glans penis

Answer 8

sensitive tip of penis

Question 9

identical twins

Answer 9

division of zygote into two embryos

Question 10

interstitial cells of the testes

Answer 10

specialized cells adjacent to the seminiferous tubules that produce testosterone
also called Leydig cells

Question 11

parenchymal tissue

Answer 11

essential distinctive cells of an organ

Question 12

penis

Answer 12

male external reproductive organ

Question 13

perineum

Answer 13

area between anus and scrotum

Question 14

prepuce

Answer 14

foreskin

Question 15

prostate gland

Answer 15

exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder that secretes one of the fluid parts of semen into the urethra during ejaculation

Question 16

scrotum

Answer 16

external sac that contains the testes

Question 17

semen

Answer 17

spermatozoa and seminal fluid (prostatic and seminal vesicle secretions) discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

Question 18

seminal vesicles

Answer 18

paired, sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens

Question 19

seminiferous tubules

Answer 19

narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

Question 20

spermatozoon

plural: spermatozoa

Answer 20

sperm cell

Question 21

stromal tissue

Answer 21

supportive connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma. also called stroma

Question 22

testis

plural: testes

Answer 22

male gonad (testicle) that produces spermatozoa and hormone testosterone.
Testis means one testicle and testes are two testicles

Question 23

testosterone

Answer 23

hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes, male sex characteristics

Question 24

vas deferens

Answer 24

narrow tube (one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra. also called the ductus deferens