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09-Chapter
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |