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