medical terminology - ch. 9 Flashcards
male reproductive system
bulbourethral glands
Pair of exocrine glands near
male urethra; Cowper glands
ejaculation
Ejection of sperm and fluid
from male urethra
ejaculatory duct
Tube through which semen
enters the male urethra
epididymis (pl.:
epididymides)
One of a pair of long, tightly
coiled tubes above each testis
that stores and carries sperm to
the vas deferens
erectile
dysfunction
Inability of an adult male to
achieve an erection; impotence
flagellum
Hair-like projection on a sperm
cell that makes it motile
fraternal
twins
Two infants resulting from fertilization
of two separate ova by two separate
sperm cells
glans penis
Sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to
the clitoris in the female
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
prepuce
Foreskin; fold of skin covering tip of
penis
prostate gland
Exocrine gland at base of male urinary
bladder; secretes fluid part of semen
into urethra during ejaculation