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09-Chapter
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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bulbourethral glands | A pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. ***Also called Cowper glands*** |
ejaculation | Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra |
ejaculatory duct | Tube through which semen enters the male urethra |
epididymis | Tightly coiled tubes on to of each testis |
erectile dysfunction | Impotence |
flagellum | Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile |
fraternal twins | Two infants born from two seperate eggs |
glans penis | Sensitive tip of the penis |
identical twins | Two infants resulting from one fertilized egg |
parenchyma | The essential distinctive cells of an organ |
penis | Male external organ of reproducing |
perineum | External region between the anus and scrotum |
prepuce | Foreskin |
prostate gland | Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder |
scrotum | External sac that contains the testes |
semen | sperm cells, seminal fluid |
seminal vesicles | Exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens |
seminiferous tubules | Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes |
spermatozoon | Sperm cell |
stroma | Supportive connective tissue of an organ |
testis | Male gonad |
testosterone | Hormone secreated by the interstitial tissue of the testes |
vas deferens | Tube that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and towards the urethra |