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Chapter 51
Male Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scrotum | A pouch of skin outside the body cavity |
| Scrotum | Keeps the testes close or far from the body at an optimal temperature for sperm development: about three degrees lower than normal body temperature |
| Testes | suspended outside the abdominal cavity by the scrotum |
| Testes | Contain tubules in which sperm are produced |
| Epidydmis | A tube that extends from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens |
| Epidymis | Located outside and on top of the testis Secretes about 5% of the seminal fluid |
| Vas Deferens | One of the passage ways or tubes the sperm travel through Connects to a short ejaculatory duct |
| Seminal Vesicles | glands which secrete about 30% of seminal fluid and add fructose to sperm as they pass |
| Prostate Gland | secretes a milky alkaline fluid which composes about 60% of seminal fluid |
| Ejaculatory Duct | Connects vas deferens (sperm duct) to the urethra Temporary sperm storage just before release through urethra |
| Urethra | Passes through the penis and opens to the outside Carries semen and urine to the outside of the body |
| Bulbourethral Gland | secrets a mucus-like fluid that provides lubrication for intercourse Composes about 5% of seminal fluid |
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