Male Puberty Vocabulary Review Flashcards

I know important information about my own reproductive and endocrine systems and that of the opposite gender.

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puberty

pubertad

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The physical process of developing from a child to a young adult.

El proceso físico de desarrollo de un niño a un adulto joven.

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epididymis

epidídimo

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A coiled tube that stores sperm after it is produced in the testes.

Tubo enrollado que almacena el esperma después de que se produce en los testículos.

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circumcision

circumcision

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The surgical removal of a male’s foreskin; usually done for cultural or religious reasons.

La extirpación quirúrgica del prepucio masculino. Generalmente se hace por razones culturales o religiosas.

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scrotum

escroto

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A pouch of skin below the penis that holds the testicles; regulates temperature by raising or lowering the testicles.

Una bolsa de piel debajo del pene que contiene los testículos; regula la temperatura elevando o bajando los testículos.

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penis

pene

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The male reproductive organ.

El órgano reproductor masculino.

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ejaculation

eyaculación

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The release of semen from the tip of the penis.

La liberación de semen desde la punta del pene.

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Cowper’s gland, prostate gland, seminal vesicles

Glándula de Cowper, próstata, vesículas seminales

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The glands that produce a nourishing fluid than mixes with sperm to become semen.

Las glándulas que producen un líquido nutritivo se mezclan con el esperma para convertirse en semen.

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vas deferens

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Thin tubes that transport sperm from the testes through the epididymis to the urethra.

Tubos finos que transportan el esperma desde los testículos a través del epidídimo hasta la uretra.

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testosterone

testosterona

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Hormone produced by the testes; regulates many changes that happen to males during puberty.

Hormona producida por los testículos; Regula muchos cambios que le suceden a los varones durante la pubertad.

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semen

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A whitish sticky fluid released during ejaculation; contains hundreds of millions of sperm.

Un líquido pegajoso blanquecino liberado durante la eyaculación; Contiene cientos de millones de espermatozoides.

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sperm

esperma

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Male sex cell.

Célula sexual masculina.

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urethra

uretra

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The tube that carries semen and urine (never together) to the outside of the body.

El tubo que lleva el semen y la orina (nunca juntos) al exterior del cuerpo.

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erection

erección

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What occurs when the spongy tissue of the penis fills with blood.

Lo que ocurre cuando el tejido esponjoso del pene se llena de sangre.

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nocturnal emission

emisión nocturna

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The release of semen from the penis during sleep.

La liberación de semen del pene durante el sueño.

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testicles

testiculos

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The male reproductive glands that produce sperm and testosterone.

Las glándulas reproductoras masculinas que producen esperma y testosterona.

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