ch9 vocab

Question 1

bulbourethral glands

Answer 1

pair of exocrine glands near male urethra

Question 2

ejaculatory duct

Answer 2

tube which semen enters the urtehra

Question 3

epididymis

Answer 3

one pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis. stores and carries sperm.

Question 4

flagellum

Answer 4

hairlike projection of sperm that makes it mobile

Question 5

glans penis

Answer 5

sensitive tip of penis

Question 6

interstitial cells of testes

Answer 6

specialized cells that lie adjacent to seminiferous tubules in teste that produce testosterone

Question 7

prepuce

Answer 7

foreskin

Question 8

prostate gland

Answer 8

exocrine gland at base of male urinary bladder secretes one of 2 fluids that make semen

Question 9

semen

Answer 9

spermatozoa and seminal fluid (prostatic and seminal vesicle secretions)

Question 10

seminal vesicles

Answer 10

paired sacc like exocrine glands that secret fluid into vas deferens

Question 11

seminiferous tubules

Answer 11

narrow, ccoileld tubules that produce sperm

Question 12

stromal tissue

Answer 12

supportive connective tissue of an organ

Question 13

testosterone

Answer 13

hormone secreted by interstitial tissue of testes

Question 14

vas deferens

Answer 14

narrow tube on ea side carrying sperm from epididymis toward urethra