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| a fingernail quickly stroked along the upper medial surface of the thigh raises the testis |
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| the white, fibrous capsule that surrounds the testis |
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| sealed, distal end of the vaginal process that lies closely apposed to the front and side of the testis |
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| comma-shaped where sperm exit; divided into head, body, and tail |
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| the most prominent solitary structure of the spermatic cord, a thick-walled tube rich in smooth muscle fibers and responsive to sympathetic stimulation |
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| pampiniform plexus of the spermatic cord |
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| the anastomotic venous plexus of the spermatic cord |
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| highly coiled tubular glands that add secretions to semen, lie against the base of the bladder |
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| extend from their origin near the neck of the bladder anteroinferiorly through the prostate gland |
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| faces the undersurface of the neck of the bladder |
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| faces the deep perineal space |
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| 3 segments of the urethra |
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| membranous, penile, external urethral orifice |
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| external urethral sphincter and compressor urethrae |
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| erectile tissues of the penis |
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| unpaired corpus spongiosum, paired corpora cavernosa |
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| smooth muscle fibers in the superficial fascia of the scrotum that are responsible for the rugosity of the skin of the scrotal sac |
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| lie on the sides of the membranous urethra, have ducts that open into the urethra and contribute secretions to semen during ejaculation |
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