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Flashcards: Reproductive Physiology

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ErectionThe stiffening of the penis due to an increased flow of blood
SpermMale sex cells that fertilize the ovum, or egg
ScrotumThe sack of skin that forms a pouch containing the testicles
Vas deferensA duct or tube by which sperm travel from the testicles to the seminal vesicles and urethra
PenisThe male sex organ used in urination and intercourse
SemenThe whitish fluid in which sperm are transported and ejaculated
ImpotenceThe inability to achieve an erection
ForeskinThe covering, which is often surgically removed at the tip of the penis
EpididymisA vast group of microscopic tubes where sperm are stored
Premature EjaculationOrgasm and discharge or semen before the penis has completely entered vagina or just after entry
GlansThe tip of the penis, cone-shaped
CircumcisionSurgical removal of the foreskin of the penis that covers the glans
TestesThe male sex glands
Seminal VesicleThe rapid discharge of sperm and semen at orgasm
OvumA female sex cell
DoucheA method used to cleanse the vagina
Fallopian TubeThe place where the egg is fertilized
ClitorisThe center of sexual stimulation for women
MenarcheThe start of menstruation, occurring some time in puberty
OvulationThe release of an ovum from the ovary
AbortionThe removal of a fetus from the uterus prior to birth
LabiaThe lips of folds of skin covering the vaginal opening
VulvaThe term applied to both sets of lips together
OvariesThe two storage places for ova
HymenA thin membrane that some women have across the opening of the vagina
UterusA pear-shaped organ where the fertilized ovum develops into a fetus
VaginaThe birth canal, also where the penis enters during intercourse
CervixThe neck of the uterus, where the vagina and the uterus are joined
PlacentaThat which attaches the fetus to the uterus and through which the fetus is fed