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1_Male Reproductive System Ch. 3

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bulbourethral glands
Small pea-sized structures that secrete mucous-like fluids to lubricate the end of the penis prior to intercourse
cremaster muscle
controls elevation of testes
epididymis (singular)
epididymides (plural)
Coiled tube(s) on top of testes secretes fluid to support sperm
where sperm mature before release to the vas deferens
penis
erectile, erotically-sensitive genitial organ in males
foreskin (prepuce)
skin that partially covers the glans penis (head of the penis)
prostate gland
gland at the base of the bladder whose secretions become part of semen
scrotum
Sacs behind the penis that house and protect the testes and provide the best possible conditions for spermatogenesis
semen
sperm + fluids that exit the penis at ejaculation
seminal vesicles
two glands on either side of prostate whose secretions are part of semen
seminiferous tubules
coiled structures that fill the testes
spermatogenesis occurs here
sperm
mature form of male reproductive cells (gametes)
spermatogenesis
production of sperm
occurs in the seminiferous tubules inside testes
testis (singular)
testes (plural)
produce sperm and male sex hormones
primary male sex organs (gonads)
urethra
conduct sperm from ejaculatory duct to outside
transport urine from bladder to outside the body
vas deferens (vas deferentia, plural)
epididymides turn into these long tubes that carry sperm from testes to the ejaculatory duct
benign prostrate hyperplasia (BPH)
Enlargement of the prostate gland not due to infection or cancer
castration
Procedure that renders testes or ovaries nonfunctional
Can be surgical or chemical
circumcision
removal of the foreskin
ejaculation
ejection of semen from the penis
hernia
when internal organs (large intestine) protrude
through a tear in the abdominal wall
orchiectomy
surgical removal of testis/testes
prostate cancer
when a tumor grows in the prostate gland
prostatectomy
surgical removal of the prostate
prostatitis
inflammation of the prostate
testicular cancer
cancer that originates in the testis
corona
the rim of the head of the penis
corpus cavernosa
two columns of erectile tissue in the shaft of the penis (or clitoris)
emission
loading of semen into the base of the urethra immediately before ejaculation
ejaculatory ducts
ducts that bring sperm and gland secretions to the the urethra as it passes through the prostate
frenulum
sensitive strip of loose skin on underside of the penis between glans and shaft
glans
terminal knob of penis (or clitoris)
interstitial cells
these cells lie between the seminiferous tubules in the testes and produce the hormone testosterone
orchitis
inflammation and swelling of a testicle
priapism
persistent erection of the penis not due to sexual arousal
anus
A muscular opening at the end of the rectum through which waste material is eliminated from the body
rectum
last part of the large intestine connected to the exterior via the anus
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