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CLA 131 Chapter 15
The Male Reproductive System
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Undergraduate 1
04/30/2008

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im-
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not
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trans-
Definition
through, across, beyond
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andr
Definition
male
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balan
Definition
glans penis
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epididym
Definition
epididymis
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orch, orchid, orchi
Definition
testis or testicle
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pen
Definition
penis
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prostat
Definition
prostate gland
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semin
Definition
seed, sperm
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sperm, spermat
Definition
seed, sperm
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test, testicul
Definition
testis or testicle
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vas
Definition
vessel, duct
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vesicul
Definition
vessicle
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-pexy
Definition
surgical fixation
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-rrhea
Definition
excessive discharge
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epididymis
Definition
transports sperm from teste4s to vas deferens
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prostate gland
Definition
surrounds urethra as it emerges from bladder, secretes milky alkaline fluid that contributes to semen
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semen
Definition
ejaculatory fluid, which consists of sperm
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seminiferous tubules
Definition
forms substance of testes, produce sperm cells
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sperm cells
Definition
male gametes
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spermatic cord
Definition
combination of tissues from each testis upward through scrotum
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testis
Definition
male gonad, contains cells that produce sperm
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testosterone
Definition
male sex hormone, produced within testes
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vas deferens
Definition
the male tubule that conveys sperm to epididymis to urethra
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seminal vesicles
Definition
paired glands at the base of bladder that secretes fluid that contributes to sperm
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bulbourethral glands
Definition
pea-shaped galnds at the based of the penis that contribute to mucus product in semen
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ejaculatory duct
Definition
duct formed by union of vas deferns and the seminal vessicle
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perineum
Definition
the external region between the scrotum and anus
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scrotum
Definition
pouch that contains balls
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chancres
Definition
ulcers on the skin; symptom of syphallis
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priapism
Definition
abnormally persistant erection
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Peyronie's Disease
Definition
hardness of erctile tissue within penis that may cause the penis to curve
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phimosis
Definition
narrowing ofthe opening of the penis
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testicular torsion
Definition
twisted spermatic cord that causes reduced bloodflow to balls
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varicocele
Definition
dilation of the spermatic cord-> droopy balls
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