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male reproductive system

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what is the production of sperm called   spermatogenesis  
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where is the testes located at   they hang in the scrotum, posterior to the base of the penis  
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what is the tissue of the scrotum   Dartos  
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what is Dartos   A thin layer of smooth muscle,cause the characteristic wrinkling of the scrotal surface  
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what is the cremaster   a layer of skeletal muscle,that contract to pull the testes closer to the body.  
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where does the production of sperm begins at   semineferous tubules  
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sperm leaves a semineferous tubules through a maze called   rete testes  
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where does the male reproductive systems begins at   epididymus  
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where does sperm matures at   epididymus  
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how long is the sperm maturation   2 weeks  
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what are the compounds of a sperm   head,middle,neck and tail  
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what is the sperm tail made of   flagella  
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what is the function of the head of the sperm   the head contains the enzymes for fertilization  
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what is the function of the neck of the sperm   neck attaches the head to the middle piece  
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what does the middle piece consist of   middle piece has a mitochondria spiral that holds the ATP energy to move the tail  
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what makes the tail of the sperm move   the tail is flagelum that moves the sperm from one place to another  
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what is the storage area for damaged or maturing sperm   epididymus  
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what is the ductus deferens   a passageway that carries sperm from the epididymus to the ejaculatory duct-40-45cm long  
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what makes up the ejaculatory duct   the juction of the ductus deferens and the seminal vesicles  
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what makes up 60% of the volume of semen in the seminal vesicles   fructose,fibrogen and prostaglandins  
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what is the function of the prostate gland   secretes a milky acidic fluid that makes up 30% of semen  
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what is the other name for the bulbourethal gland   cowpers gland  
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what is the function of the bulbourethral gland   secretes a thick sticky alkaline mucous that helps neutralize urinary acids in the uretha  
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what properties does the bulbourethral gland has   has lubricating properties  
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how many bulbourethral glands are there   2- paired gland  
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what are the compounds of semen   seminal vesicles-60%prostate gland---30%epididymus & sustentacular cells-5%bulbourethral glands-5%  
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what is the normal sperm count   20-100 million/ml  
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how much semen is expelled from the penis for each ejaculation   2-5ml  
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what is the function of the penis   tubular organ which the urethra passes throughserves as a passageway for urine to exit the bodyintroduces semen into the female vagina during intercourse.  
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what is the penis composed of   root-fixed part that attaches penis to body/wallbody/shaft-contains erectile tissueglans-expanded distal end that surrounds the urethral opening  
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what is the foreskin called   prepuce  
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what does the foreskin covers   it is attached to the neck & covers the glans  
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what is surgical removal of the foreskin called   circumcision  
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