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Module 9 - Male Reproductive System

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what is the male sex cell called?   spermatozoon  
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what is in the head region of the sperm?   chromosomes  
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what is in the tail region of the sperm?   flagellum (makes sperm cell mobile)  
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fraternal twins result from?   two eggs and two sperm  
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identical twins result from?   one egg and one sperm - egg divides in two  
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what hormone is responsible for bodily characteristics of the male   testosterone  
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explain passage of sperm from creation to outside of the body   (1) seminiferous tubules (2) epididymis (3) vas deferens (4) ejaculatory duct (5) urethra (6) penis  
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bulbourethral glands   pair of exocrine glands near male urethra  
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ejaculation   ejection of sperm and fluid from male urethra  
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ejaculatory duct   tube through which semen enters the male urethra  
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epididymis   one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis that stores and carries sperm to the vas deferens  
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erectile dysfunction   inability on an adult male to achieve an erection  
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flagellum   hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it move  
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glans penis   sensitive tip of the penis  
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interstitial cells of the testes   produces testosterone  
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parenchymal tissue   essential distinctive cells of an organ  
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penis   male external organ of reproduction  
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perineum   external region between the anus and scrotum in the male  
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prepuce   foreskin  
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prostate gland   exocrine gland at base of male urinary bladder, secretes fluid part of semen into urethra during ejaculation  
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scrotum   external sac that contains the testes  
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semen   spermatozoa and seminal fluid discharge from the urethra during ejaculation  
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seminal vesicles   paired sac like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferense  
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seminiferous tubules   narrow,coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes  
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spermatozoon   sperm cell  
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sterilization   procedure that removes a person's ability to produce or release reproductive cells through removal of testicles, vasectomy, or oophorectomy  
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stromal tissue   suportive, connective tissue or an organ  
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testis   male gonad that produces permatozoa and testosterone  
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testosterone   hormone secreted by interstitial tissue of the testes ; responsible for the male sex characteristics  
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vas deferens   narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis towards the urethra  
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