Male Reproduction Flashcards
Prostate gland
Unpaired gland that surrounds the pelvic urethra
Cowper’s gland
Either of the two small glands that secrete a mucous substance into the male urethra
Seminal vesicles
Pair of tube like glands that are found behind the bladder and make up 60% of the content of semen
Penis
Make organ for copulation
Vas deferens
Carries sperm and other fluids (semen) for release from the Epididymus to the urethra
Epididymus
Stores sperm
Sheath
Protective folds of skin that protect the glans penis
Testicles
Primary reproductive organ of the male, the testicles produce the male gametes or sperm
Sigmoid flexure
S” shape in urethra that allows for extension of the penis in the bull and ram
Scrotum
Two lobed sac that protects the testicles and helps control temperature of testicles
Retractor penis muscle
Paired muscles that pull the penis back into the sheath
Ridgeling or ridgel
Any male animal, esp. A colt, with undescended testicles
Cryptorchid
In males the testis fail to descend into the Scrotum and remain in the abdominal cavity
Ampulla
In mammals is the enlarged end of the vas deferens
Ureter
The long, narrow duct that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder