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LOM ch 9
Vocab ch 9
Question | Answer |
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penis | male external organ of reproduction |
prepuce | foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis |
prostate gland | exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder. the prostate secretes the fluid part of the semen into the urethra during ejaculation |
scrotum | external sac that contains the testes |
sterilization | procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release reproductive cells |
testis (testes) | male gonad (testicle) that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone. |
testosterone | hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for the male sex characteristics |
vas deferens | narrow tubes that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra |
fraternal twins | resulting from the fertilization of separate ova by separate sperm cells |
identical twins | resulting from fertilization of a single egg cell by a single sperm |