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| Primary reproductive organ of the male |
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| Function of the male gonads |
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| these are used for sperm production (exocrine) and testosterone production (endocrine) |
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| these contain paired testes; temp is 94F |
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| Accessory structures forming the male duct system |
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| Epididymis, ductus deferenes, the ejaculatory duct, and the urethra |
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| A site for sperm maturation once they've left the testis |
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| Ductus deferenes (vans deferns) |
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| the sperm duct after the epididymis |
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| The cutting/cauterizing of the ductus deferens |
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| these include the prostate, seminal vesicles, bulbourethral glands |
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| The liquid medium in which sperm leave the body |
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| these produce about 60% of the seminal fluid |
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| An alkaline secretion containing fructose |
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| This gland is inferior to the bladder; secretes a milky fluid which activates the sperm |
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| these secrete a thick, alkaline mucus that washes out urine residue in the urethra |
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| paired dorsal erectile tissue |
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| single ventral erectile tissue that surrounds the penile urethra |
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| The location in which sperm is formed |
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| these produce testosterone and are found between the seminiferous tubules |
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| A connective tissue sheath that encloses the ductus deferens, vessels and nerves |
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| Ampulla of the male reproductive system |
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| The enlarged terminus of the ductus deferens that empties into the ejaculatory duct |
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| The process of ejaculation |
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1)contraction of ejaculatory duct
2)sperm passes through prostate into prostatic urethra
3)through membranous urethra
4)through spongy urethra then out |
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| Male external genitalia that delivers sperm into the female reproductive tract |
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| the enlarged tip of the penis |
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| The skin covering the glans penis |
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| The next step on the path of sperm after leaving the seminiferous tubules |
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| the seperation of the testes within the scrotum |
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| Dartos and Cremaster Muscle |
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| These muscles regulate the temperature of the scrotum |
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| Tunica albuginea (of the testis) |
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Definition
| Thick, white connective tissue surrounding each testis |
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| Seminiferous tubules, Tubuli recti, rete testis, epididymis, ductus deferenes |
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| The testes pass through this from the abdominal canal to the scrotum during development |
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| The fibromuscular cord that guides the testes through the Inguinal Canal |
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| The failure of one or both of the testes to descend |
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| Effect of GnRH secretion during puberty |
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Definition
| The secretion of this hormone during puberty causes increased LH And FSH to release from the anterior puberty |
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| FSH promotes what in males? |
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Definition
| Sperm formation in promoted by this hormone |
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| LH promotes what in males? |
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| This hormone stimulates testosterone production in males |
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| Spermatogonia divide into what |
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| These divide to form primary spermatocytes and daughter spermatogonia |
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| Primary spermatocytes divide into what |
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Definition
| Secondary spermatocytes come from this |
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| Secondary spermatocytes divide into what |
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| Spermatids come from this |
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| Sustentacular (Sertoli) cells |
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Definition
| These cells nourish sperm cells and form the blood-testis barrier |
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| These cells produce testosterone |
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| Prostatic, Membranous, Spongy |
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| Formed by the Corpora Cavernosa at the base of penis |
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| formed by the Corpus spongiosum at the base of the penis |
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| the discharge of semen into the prostatic urethra |
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| The forceful expulsion of semen from the urethra |
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| LH and FSH are released from what gland |
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| The Anterior Pituitary Gland release these |
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| Chorionic Gonadotropin Hormone |
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| The hormone secreted by the placenta that stiumlates secretion of testosterone by the fetal testes |
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| The cap on the head of the spermatozoon that has enzymes |
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| These are paired longitudinal ridges that develope in the embryo - in the male they form part of the penis; in the female they form the labia minora |
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