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mariamandrussow
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orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o
testis or testicle
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sperm/o
spermat/o
sperm (seed)
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scrotom
skin-covered pouch containing the testis and epididymis
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testis
- male reproductive glands
- contain sperm and produce testosterone
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sperm
spermatozoon
male gamete/sex cell
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epididymis
- coiled duct on top and side of testis
- stores sperm
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penis
- erectile tissue covered with skin
- contains urethra and ducts for sperm secretion
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glans penis
- buldging structure at the distal end of the penis
- the head
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vas deferens
duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
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seminal vesicle
two sac-like structures that secrete an alkaline substance that mixes with the sperm-enable longer life of sperm
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ejaculatory duct
duct formed by the union of the vas deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicles
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spermatic cord
- cord containing the vas deferens, arteries, veins, lymph vessels, nerves
- extend from internal inguinal ring through in guinal canal to each testicle
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prostate gland
- trilobular gland that encircles the urethra
- secretes alkaline fluid into semen
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bulbourethral glands
(Cowper glands)
pair of glands that secrete viscid (sticky) fluid into semen
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semen
mixture of secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral
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perineum
- external region between the scrotum and anus in a male
- In a female: between the vulva and anus
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