Med terms - ch 14&15

glans penis

epididymis

testis or testicle

perineum

prostate

sperm (seed)

vessel

skin covered pouch in the groin divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and epididymis

one of the two male reproductive glands, located in the scrotum, that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone

male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes that unites with the ovum n the female to produce offspring

coiled duct on the top aant the side of the testis that stores sperm before emission

erectile tissue covered with skin that contains the urethra for urination and the ducts for secretion of seminal fluid (semen)

bulging structure at the distal end of the penis (glans = acorn)

foreskin; loose casing that covers the glans penis; removed by circumcision

duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct (vas = vessel, deferens = carrying away)

one of two sac like structures behind the bladder and connected to the vas deferens on each side; secretes an alkaline substance into the semen to enable the sperm to live longer

a mixture ff e secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands discharged from the male urethra during orgasm (semen = seed)

duct formed by the union of the vas deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicle; its fluid is carried into the urethra

trilobular gland that encircles the urethra just below the der secretes and alkaline fluid into the semen (pro = before, stat = to stand)

pair of glands below the prostate, with ducts opening into the urethra, that adds a viscid (sticky) fluid to the semen

external region between the scrotum and anus in a male and between the vulva and anus in a female

neck or cervix

vagina (sheath)

vulva (covering)

woman

uterus

milk

breast

menstruation

midwife

ovary

egg

pelvis (basin); hip bone

uterine (fallopian) tube; also, eustachian tube

labor or birth

beginning

womb; a pear shaped organ in the pelvic cavity in which the embryo and fetus develops

upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes

lining of the uterus, which is shed approximately every 28 to 30 days in a nonpregnant female during menstruation

muscular wall of the uterus

tubes extending from each side of the uterus toward the ovary that provide a passage for ova to the uterus

uterine tubes and ovaries (uterine appendages)

right tube and ovary

left tube and ovary

one of two glands located on each side of the pelvic cavity that produce ova and female sex hormones

neck of the uterus

opening of the cervix to the uterus

tubular passageway from the cervix to the outside of the body

external genitalia of the female

folds of tissue on either side of the vaginal opening; known as the labia majora and labia minora

female erectile tissue in the anterior portion of the vulva

fold of mucous membrane that encircles the entrance to the vagina

entrance to the vagina

two glands located on either side of the vaginal opening that secrete a lubricant during intercourse

region between the anus and the vulva

two glands in the female breast that are capable of producing milk

nipple

dark pigmented area around the nipple

the developing organism from fertilization to the end of the eighth week

the developing organism from the ninth week to birth

vascular organ that develops in the uterine wall druing pregnancy to provide nourishment for the fetus (placenta = cake)

innermost of the membranes surrounding the embryo in the uterus, filled with amniotic fluid

fluid within the amniotic sac that surrounds and protects the fetus

intestinal discharges of the fetus that form the first stool in the newborn