Evolve Ch. 9 Quiz Flashcards
The male gonad:
testos
Tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra:
vas deferens
Foreskin is known as the:
prepuce
External sac containing the male gonad:
scrotum
One of a pair of long, coiled tubes of each testis that carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens:
epididymis
The sensitive tip of the penis:
glans penis
Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes:
seminiferous tubules
Sperm cell is known as:
spermatozoon
Spermatozoa and seminal fluid:
semen
Hair-like projection on a sperm that makes it able to move:
flagellum
Spermatogenesis is the ______ (-genesis) of sperm cells (spermat/o).
formation
Orchiopexy is the _______ (-pexy) of the testicle (orchi/o).
fixation
A vasovasostomy is a _________ (-stomy) between two parts of the vas deferens (vas/o).
new opening
A vasectomy is the _______ (-ectomy) of a portion of each vas deferens (vas/o).
removal
Undescended testicles:
cryptorchidism