Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Bulbourthral glands

A

Pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra

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2
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Ejaculation

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Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

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3
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Ejaculatory duct

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Tube through which semen enters the male urethra

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4
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Epididymis

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One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis

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5
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Erectile dysfunction

A

Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection

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6
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Flagellum

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Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

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7
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Fraternal twins

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Two infants resulting from fertilization of two separate ova by two separate sperm cells

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8
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Glans penis

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Sensitive tip of the penis

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9
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Identical twins

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Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos

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10
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Interstitial cells of testes

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Specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes

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11
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Parenchymal tissue

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Essential distinctive cells of an organ

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12
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Penis

A

Male external organ of reproduction

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13
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Perineum

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External region between the anus and scrotum in the male

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14
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Prepuce

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Foreskin fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

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15
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Prostate gland

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Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder

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16
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Scrotum

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External sac that contains the testes

17
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Semen

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Spermatozoa and seminal fluid, discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

18
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Seminal vesicles

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Paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens

19
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Seminiferous tubules

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Narrow coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

20
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Spermatozoon, Spermatozona

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Sperm cell

21
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Sterilization

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Procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells, removal of testicles

22
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Stormal tissue

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Supportive connective tissue of an organ as distinguished from its parenchyma

23
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Testis

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Male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone

24
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Testosterone

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Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes

25
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Vas Deferens

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Narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra