Mod 9 Vocab

Question 1

bulbourethral glands

Answer 1

pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. They secrete fluid into the urethra aka Cowper Glands.

Question 2

circumcision

Answer 2

removal of the prepuce(foreskin) It is a common elective procedure performed shortly after birth.

Question 3

ejaculation

Answer 3

ejection of sperm & fluid from the male urethra

Question 4

ejaculatory duct

Answer 4

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Question 5

epididymis(epididymides)

Answer 5

one pair of long tightly coiled tubes above each testis. It stores & carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the Vas Deferens.

Question 6

erectile dysfunction

Answer 6

inability of an adult male to achieve an erection, impotence.

Question 7

flagellum

Answer 7

hair-like projections on a sperm cell that makes it motile

Question 8

foreskin

Answer 8

fold of skin covering the head of the penis; prepuce

Question 9

glans penis

Answer 9

sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to the clitoris in the female

Question 10

infertility

Answer 10

in a man, any problem that lowers the chances of his female partner getting pregnant

Question 11

interstitial cells of the testes

Answer 11

specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes. These cells produce testosterone & are also called Leydig Cells.

Question 12

parenchymal tissue

Answer 12

essential distinctive cells of an organ. In the testis, the seminiferous tubules that produces sperm is parenchymal.

Question 13

penis

Answer 13

male external organ of reproduction

Question 14

perineum

Answer 14

external region between the anus & the scrotum in the male

Question 15

prepuce

Answer 15

foreskin, fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

Question 16

prostate gland

Answer 16

exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder. The prostate secretes fluid that contributes to semen ejaculation.

Question 17

scrotum

Answer 17

external sac that contains the testes

Question 18

semen

Answer 18

spermatozoa(sperm cells) & seminal fluid(prostate&seminal vesicle secretions) discharged from the urethra during ejaculation.

Question 19

seminal vesicles

Answer 19

paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid(a major component of semen) into the Vas Deferens

Question 20

seminiferous tubules

Answer 20

narrow coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

Question 21

spermatozoon(spermatozoa)

Answer 21

sperm cell

Question 22

sterilization

Answer 22

procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells; removal of testicles(vasectomy)

Question 23

stromal tissue

Answer 23

supportive connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma also called Stoma

Question 24

testis(testes)

Answer 24

male gonad(testicle) that produces spermatozoa & testosterone

Question 25

testosterone

Answer 25

hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes, responsible for mal sex characteristics

Question 26

vas deferens

Answer 26

narrow tubes(one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra. AKA Ductus Deferens