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ch. 9 vocab male reproductive

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vocab
meaning
bulbourethral gland   one of a pair or exocrine glands near the male urethra  
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cowper gland   bulbourethral gland  
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ejaculation   ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra  
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ejaculatory duct   tube through which semen enters the urethra  
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epididymis   one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis  
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erectile dysfunction   inability of an adult male to achieve an erection  
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flagellum   hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile  
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fraternal twins   tow infants born of the same pregnancy from two seperate ova fertilized by two different sperm  
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glans penis   sensitive tip of the penis  
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identical twins   two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos  
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impotence   erectile dysfunction  
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interstitial cells of the testis   cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the hormone testosterone  
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parenchyma   tissue composed of the essential cells of any organ  
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perineum   area between the anus and scrotum in the male  
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prepuce (foreskin)   skin covering the tip of the penis  
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prostate gland   gland, in men at the base of the urinary bladder that secretes a fluid into the urethra during ejaculation  
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scrotum   external sac that contains the testes in men  
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semen   spermatozoa and fluid (prostatic and other glandular secretions)  
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seminal vesicle   either of paired sac-like male glands that secrete a fluid into the vas deferens  
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seminiferous tubules   narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes  
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spermatozoon   sperm cell  
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sterilization   any procedure rendering an individual incapable of reproduction  
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stroma   supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from the parenchyma  
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testis   male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone  
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testosterone   hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes  
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vas deferens   marrow tube (one on each side) that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body toward the urethra  
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