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bulbourethral Gland
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One of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra.
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Cowper Gland
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Bulbourethral Gland.
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Ejaculation
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Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra.
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ejaculatory duct
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tube through which semen enters the urethra.
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epididymis
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One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis. Carries sperm from the seminiferous tubles to the vas deferens.
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erectile dysfunction
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Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence.
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flagellum
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Hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move)
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fraternal twins
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Two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate ova fertilized by two different sperm.
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glans penis
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Sensitive tip of the penis
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identical twins
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Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos.
Conjoined ( "Siamese") twins are incompletely separated indentical twins. |
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Impotence
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See erectile dysfunction
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interstitial cells of the testis
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Cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the hormone testosterone.
A pituitary gland hormone (luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulates the interstitial cells to produce testosterone. |
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Parenchyma
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Tissue composed of the essential cells of any organ.
In the testes, parenchymal tissue includes seminiferous tubules that produce sperm. |
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perineum
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Area between the anus and scrotum in the male.
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prepuce (foreskin)
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Skin covering the tip of the penis.
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prostate gland
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gland, in men, at the base of the urinary bladder that secretes a fluid into the urethra during ejaculation
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scrotum
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External sac that contains the testes in men.
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semen
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Spermatozoa and fluid ( prostatic and other glandular secretions)
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seminal vesicle
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either of paired sac-like male glands that secrete a fluid into the vas deferens.
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Seminiferous tubules
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Narrow, coild tubules that produce sperm in the testes
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Spermatozoon
Plural Spermatozoa |
Sperm Cell
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Sterilization
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Any procedure rendering an individual incapable of reproduction; for example, vasectomy and tubal ligation
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stroma
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Suportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma.
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testis
Plural Testes |
Male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone; testicle.
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testosterone
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Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics.
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vas deferens
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Narrow tube ( one on each side) that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra.
Also called Ductus Deferens |