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Male Repro Terms
Terms for Male Reproduction unit
Question | Answer |
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Male Sex Cell | Sperm |
Male Hormone | Testosterone |
Both testicles remain in body cavity | Cryptorchid |
One testicle remains in the body cavity | Ridgling |
Collects and stores sperm, sperm matures here | Epididymis |
Sex drive | libido |
Acts as pumping mechanism for ejaculation | Ampulla |
Muscle in scrotum to raie/lower testicles | Tunica Dortus |
Common tube for urination/ejaculation | Urethra |
houses testes | Scrotum |
Sperm carrying tube | Vas Deferens |
Age when sexual maturity is reached | Puberty |
Primary sex organs in males | Testes |
Adds fluid which protects sperm from body chemicals and pH changes in female's body | Cowper's gland |
Sperm plus fluids from accessory glands | Semen |
Adds fluid which increases mobility/activity of sperm | Prostate Gland |
Penis muscle 'loop' in bulls, rams, boars | Sigmoid Flexure |
Produces Spermatozoa | Seminiferous tubules |
Reproductive fluid leaving body via urethra | Ejaculation |
Adds fluid which provides nourishment for sperm | Seminal Vesicles |
Area in the testicle which produces testosterone | Interstitial tissue |