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chapter 16 quiz 1
Question | Answer |
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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) |