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Ch9- Vocabulary
The Language of Medicine- 8th Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bulbourethral gland | one of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra |
| cowper gland | bulbourethral gland |
| ejaculation | ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra |
| ejaculatory duct | tube where semen enter the male urethra |
| epididymis | one of two long, tightly coiled tubes lying of top of each testicle. it carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens |
| 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 born from the same pregnancy, from two different ova's, and fertilized by two different sperm |
| glans penis | sensitive tip of the penis |
| identical twins | two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos. |
| impotence | inability of an adult male to achieve erection |
| interstital cells | these cells lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the hormone testosterone, in the testes |
| parenchyma | tissue composed of essential and functional cells of an organ |