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chapter 16 quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| castration | action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which an individual loses use of the testicles |
| circumcision | foreskin is surgically removed shortly after birth |
| secondary male sex characteristics | induced in non-reproductive organs by sex hormones. |
| ejaculation | shooting forth of sperm |
| testosterone | most important hormonal product of the testes |
| meiosis | the two successive cell divisions in gamete formation producing nuclei with half the full number of chromosomes |
| penis | the male organ of copulation and urination |
| semen | a milky white, somewhat sticky mixture of sperm and accessory gland secretion. |
| spermatogenesis | the process of sperm production in the male, involves meiosis |
| testes | primary reproductive organs of the male are paired (male gonads) |