Vocabulary Flashcards
Bulbourthral glands
Pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra
Ejaculation
Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra
Ejaculatory duct
Tube through which semen enters the male urethra
Epididymis
One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis
Erectile dysfunction
Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection
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
Identical twins
Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos
Interstitial cells of testes
Specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes
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 the tip of the penis
Prostate gland
Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder