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Chapter 14: Photos
Male Reproductive System
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11/11/2011

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-Testis (test/o) - Male Reproductive Gland

 

- Scrotum (osche/o) -  contains the testes

 

- Prostate Gland (prostat/o) - surrounds urethra below the bladder and contributes to secretions of the semen

 

-Epididymis (epididym/o) - coiled tube on surface of testis that stores sperm until ejaculation

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 - Ductus deferens - duct that conveys spermatozoa from epididymis to ejaculatory  duct

 

- Penis (adj: penile) - male organ of copulation and urination

 

- Glans Penis - Bulbous end of the penis

 

- Prepuce - fold of skin over the glans penis

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- Bulbourethral (Cowper) Gland - small gland beside the urethra below the  prostate that secretes part of the seminal fluid

 

- Ejaculatory Duct - formed by union of ductus deferens and duct of the seminal vesicle; carries spermatozoa and semial fluids into urethra

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 - Seminal Vesicle (Vesicul/o) - Sac-like gland behind the bladder that contributes to secretion to the semen

 

- Semen (semin, sperm/i, spermat/o) - Thick secretion that transports spermatozoa

 

- Spermatozoa  (sperm/i, spermat/o) - Mature male sex cell

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Inguinal Hernia - Weakness in the abdominal wall that allows the small intestine or other abdominal contents to protrude into the inguinal canal; hernial sac is a continuation of the peritoneum
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