Language of Medicine Chapter 9 Vocab Male Reproductive System
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Language of Medicine Chapter 9 Vocab Male Reproductive System
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Language of Medicine Chapter 9 Vocab Male Reproductive System
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bulbourethral gland | one of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra |
| Cowper gland | bulbourethral gland |
| ejaculation | ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra |
| epididymis | one of a pair of long, tightly covered coiled tubes lying on top of each testis. it carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens |
| erectile dysfunction | inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence |
| flagellum | hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move) |
| fraternal twins | two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate ova fertilized by two different sperm |
| glans penis | sensitive tip of the penis |
| identical twins | two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos |
| impotence | inability of an adult male to achieve an erection |
| interstitial cells | in the testes, these cells lie between the semineferous tubules and produce the hormone testosterone |
| parenchyma | tissue composed of essential and functional cells of organ. |
| perineum | external region between the anus and scrotum in the male |
| prepuce | a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis; also called foreskin |
| prostate gland | exocrine gland in men, at the base of the urinary bladder. |
| scrotum | external sac containing the testes |
| semen | spermatozoa and seminal fluid |
| seminal vesicle | either of paired sac-like male exocrine glands that secrete a fluid into the vas deferens. The seminal fluid is the major component of semen. |
| seminiferous tubules | narrow coiled tubules produce sperm in testes |
| spermatozoon | sperm cell |
| sterilization | any procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release reproductive cells |
| stroma | supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma |
| testis | male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone |
| testosterone | hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics |
| vas deferens | narrow tube (one on each side) that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra. |
| ejaculatory duct | tube through which semen enters the male urethra |
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