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Male Reproductive System

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The scrotum is a soft pouch of skin behind the   penis  
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The scrotum is a few degree cooler than the body. This is necessary for teh development of   sperm  
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THe testicles are also known as   testes  
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The testes are the sex glands of males or otherwise known as   gonads  
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The tightly coiled tubules that produce the sperm are called the   seminiferous tubules  
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The tail of the sperm is called the   flagellum  
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The most abundant of the sex hormones of the male is   testosterone  
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The long, coiled tube that is attached to the outer wall of each testis is called the   epididymis  
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The long duct that receives the sperm from the epididymis is called the   vas deferens  
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The two elongated glands that form a V along the posterior wall of the urinary bladder are called   seminal vesicles  
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The seminal vesicles produce   seminal fluid  
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Seminal fluid makes up most of the volume of the   semen  
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The large collecting duct that hold the sperm is called the   ejaculatory duct  
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The round gland at the base of the bladder in males is the   prostate  
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The prostate gland produces   prostatic fluid  
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The small, bulblike glands that are located on either side of the urethra are called the   bulbourethral glands  
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The penis and urethra serve as a passageway for   semen  
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During childhood, the seminiferous tubules contain immature   spermatocytes  
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The process of making sperm is called   spermatogenesis  
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An individual mature sperm is called a   spermatozoon  
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The area of skin between the anus and the scrotum is called the   perineum  
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The foreskin of the penis that covers the urethral meatus in an uncircumcised male is called the   prepuce  
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The physical union of a male and female during sexual intercourse is called   coitus  
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A fewer than normal number of sperm is called   oligospermia  
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Failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotum is called   cryptorhism  
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Inflammation and infection of the epididymis is called   epididymitis  
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Inflammation or infection of the testes is called   orchitis  
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A varicose vein in the spermatic cord to the testis is called   varicocele  
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Benign, gradual enlargement of the prostate gland that occurs normally as a man ages is called "benign prostatic ...   hypertrophy  
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Acute or chronic bacterial infection of the prostate gland is called   prostatitis  
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Inflamation and infection of the glans penis is called   balanitis  
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Downward curvature of the penis during an erection is called   chordee  
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Painful or difficult sexual intercourse is called   dyspareunia  
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Continuing erection of the penis with pain and tenderness is called   priapism  
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Congenital condition in which the opening of the foreskin is too small is called   phimosis  
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Enlargement of the male breast is called   gynecomastia  
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THe prefix trans- means   across  
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The combining form that means " a bag; scrotum" is   scrot/o  
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The combining form that means "testis; testicle" is   testicul/o  
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The combining form that means "seed" is   gon/o  
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The combining form that means "sperm: spermatozoon" is   spermat/o  
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The suffix that means " animal; living thing" is   -zoon  
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The combining form "inguin/o" means   groin  
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The combining form "prostat/o" means   prostate  
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The combining form that means "to expel suddenly" is   ejaculat/o  
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The combining form that means "like a bulb" is   bulb/o  
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The combining form that means "to stand up"is   erect/o  
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The combining form that means "to grow up" is   puber/o  
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The combining forms "orchi/o and orch/o and orchid/o" mean   testis  
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The combining form "crypt/o" means   hidden  
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The suffix that means "process of development" is   -trophy  
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The combining form "balan/o" means   glans penis  
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The combining forms "coit/o, venere/o and pareun/o" mean   sexual intercourse  
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The combining form that means "closed tight" is   phim/o  
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