Chap 9 Male Reproduction Flashcards
Ejaculation
Ejection of sperm and fluid from male urethra.
Su xuat tinh
Ejaculatory duct
Tube through which semen enters the male urethra
Semen: tinh dich
Bulbourethral glands
Pair of exocrine glands near male urethra;
Cowper glands
Epididymis
pl. : epididymides
One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis that stores and carries sperm to the vas deferens.
Coiled tubes: ong xoan.
Erectile dysfunction:
Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence.
Mat chuc nang cuong cung
Impotence: su bat luc, benh liet duong.
Flagellum:
Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile
Roi
Motile: di dong
Fraternal twins:
Two infants resulting from fertilization of two separate ova by two separate sperm cells.
Sinh doi khac trung
Glans penis
Sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to the clitoris in the female
Dau duong vat
Tip: dau, dinh
Clitoris: am vat
Identical twins:
Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos;
conjoined (“Siamese”) twins are incompletely separated identical twins.
Interstitial cells of the testes:
Specialized cells adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes;
Produce testosterone;
Also called Leydig cells.
Parenchymal tissue
Essential distinctive cells of an organ
Penis
Male external organ of reproduction.
Perineum
External region between the anus and scrotum in the male.
Vung day chay
Scrotum: biu dai
Prepuce
Foreskin; fold of skin covering tip of penis
Bao quy dau
Prostate gland:
Exocrine gland at base of male urinary bladder;
Secretes fluid part of semen into urethra during ejaculation.
Scrotum
External sac that contains the testes.
Biu dai
Semen
Spermatozoa and seminal fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation.
Tinh dich
Seminal vesicles:
Paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens
Tuyen tinh dich
Seminiferous tubules:
Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes
Ong sinh tinh ( trong tinh hoan)
Spermatozoon
Pl. : Spermatozoa
Sperm cells
Sterilization
Procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells through removal of testicles, vasectomy, or oophorectomy.
Testicle: tinh hoan
Vasectomy: phau thuat cat ong dan tinh
Oophorectomy: phau thuat cat buong trung
Stromal tissue
Supportive, connective tissue or organ; stroma
Mo dem
Testis
Pl. : testes
Male gonad ( testicle) that produces spermatozoa and testosterone.
Tinh hoan
Testosterone:
Hormone secreted by interstitial tissue of the testes;
Responsible for male sex characteristics.
Hormone sinh duc nam
Vas deferens
Narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra; ductus deferens.
Ong dan tinh
andr/o
Male
balan/o
Glans penis
cry/o
Cold
crypt/o
Hidden
epididym/o
Epididymis