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chapter 13 vocabular
Term | Definition |
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Balan/o | glans penis |
Epididym/o | epididymis |
Orch/o | testis or testicle |
Orchi/o | testis or testicle |
Orchid/o | testis or testicle |
Perine/o | perineum |
Prostat/o | prostate |
Sperm/o | sperm (seed) |
Spermat/o | sperm (seed) |
Test/o | testies or testicle |
Vas/o | vessel |
Scrotum | skin-covered pouch in the groin divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and an epididymis |
Testis | one of the two male reproductive glands, located in the scrotum, that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone; called testicle |
Testicle | one of the two male reproductive glands, located in the scrotum, that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone; called testis |
Sperm | male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes that unites with the oocyte in the female to produce offspring; also called spermatozoon |
Spermatozoon | male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes that unites with the oocyte in the female to produce offspring; composed of a head, midpiece, and tail (flagellum), with the head containing the acrosome (tip) and nucleus; also called sperm |
Epididymis | coiled duct on the top and at the side of the testis that stores sperm before emission |
Penis | erectile tissue (corpus spongiosum and corpora |
Glans penis | bulging structure at the distal end of the penis (glans = acorn) |
Prepuce | loosing casing that covers the glans penis; removed by circumcision; foreskin |
Foreskin | loosing casing that covers the glans penis; removed by circumcision; prepuce |
Vas deferens | duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct (vas = vessel; deferens = carrying away); also called ductus deferens |
Ductus deferens | duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct (vas = vessel; deferens = carrying away); also called Vas deferens |
Seminal vesicle | 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 |
Semen | a mixture of the secretions of the testes, seminal vessels, prostate, and bulbourethral glands discharged from the male urethra during orgasm (semen= seed) |
Ejaculatory duct | duct formed by the union of the (vas) deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicle; its fluid is carried into the urethra |
Prostate gland | trilobular gland that encircles the urethra just below the bladder and secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen (pro= before; stat= to stand); also called prostate |
Prostate | trilobular gland that encircles the urethra just below the bladder and secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen (pro= before; stat= to stand); also called prostate gland |
Bulbourethral glands | pair of glands below the prostate, with ducts opening into the urethra, that adds a viscid (sticky) fluid to the semen; also called Cowper's glands |
Cowper's gland | pair of glands below the prostate, with ducts opening into the urethra, that adds a viscid (sticky) fluid to the semen; also called bulbourethral glands |