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23 Cards in this Set
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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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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 male urethra
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epididymis
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one of a pair of tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis; carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vans deferens
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flagellum
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hair-like on a spem cell that makes it motile
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fraternal twins
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two infants born of the same pregnancy from two seperate 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
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parenchyma
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tissue composed of essential and functional cells of organ
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penis
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male organ of urination and copulation
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perineum
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external region between the anus and scrotum in the male
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prepuce
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fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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prostate gland
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exocrine gland in men, at the base of the urinary bladder and secretes the fluid part of semen into the urethra during ejaculation
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scrotum
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external sac that contains the testes
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semen
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spermatozoa and seminal fluid
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seminal vesicle
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either of paired sac-like male exocrine glands that secrete a fluid into the vas derens
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seminiferous tubules
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narrowed coiled tubules that produce semen in the testes
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spermatozoon
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sperm cell
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sterilization
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any procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release reproductive cells
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stroma
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supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma
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testis
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male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone
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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 on either side that caries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra
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