MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards

1
Q

a saclike structure containing the testes

A

SCROTUM

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2
Q

are oval
organs, each about 4–5 cm long, within the scrotum

A

TESTES

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2
Q

the formation of sperm cells.

A

SPERMATOGENESIS

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3
Q

the male organ of copulation and functions
in the transfer of sperm cells from the male to the female.

A

PENIS

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4
Q

consists of both glandular
and muscular tissue and is about the size and shape of a walnut

A

PROSTATE GLAND

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5
Q

a mixture of sperm cells and secretions from the
male reproductive glands

A

SEMEN

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6
Q

The thick, mucus-like secretion of the seminal vesicles
contains many substances

A
  1. Fructose.
  2. Coagulation proteins.
  3. Enzymes
  4. Prostaglandins.
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7
Q

the sequence of events by which a child
is transformed into a young adult

A

PUBERTY

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8
Q

the movement
of sperm cells, mucus, prostatic secretions, and seminal vesicle
secretions into the prostatic, membranous, and spongy urethra

A

EMISSION

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9
Q

the forceful expulsion of the
secretions that have accumulated in the urethra to the exterior

A

EJACULATION

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10
Q

the first major component of the male sex act

A

ERECTION

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11
Q

reduced or diminished fertility

A

INFERTILITY

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