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| system of organs whose biological function is to perpetuate the species |
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| essential organs of the reproductive system; the testes and ovaries, which produce the germ cells. |
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| primary male reproductive organ/gonad; have both exocrine (sperm production) and endocrine (testosterone production) functions. |
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| an elongated structure running up the posterolateral aspect of the testis and capping its superior aspect; forms the first portion of the duct system and provides site for maturation of sperm. |
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| arches superiorly from the epididymis, passes thru the inguinal canal into the pelvic cavity and courses over the superior aspect of the urinary bladder. |
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| bundle of ductus deferens, blood vessels, and nerves inside a connective tissue sheath. |
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| ampulla of ductus deferens |
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| enlarged terminus of ductus deferens |
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| contracts during ejaculation to propel sperm into the prostatic urethra. |
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| liquid medium in which sperm leave the body; produced in seminal vesicles, bulbourethral gland, and prostate |
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| liquid medium in which sperm leave the body; produced in seminal vesicles, bulbourethral gland, and prostate |
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| produce about 70% of seminal fluid; lie at posterior wall of urinary bladder close to the terminus of ductus deferens; produce a viscous alkaline secretion containing fructose & other substances that nourish sperm or promote fertilization. |
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| produce about 70% of seminal fluid; lie at posterior wall of urinary bladder close to the terminus of ductus deferens; produce a viscous alkaline secretion containing fructose & other substances that nourish sperm or promote fertilization. |
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| encircles the urethra just inferior to the bladder; secretes a milky fluid into the urethra, which plays a role in activating the sperm. |
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| tiny, pea-shaped glands inferior to the prostate; produces a thick, clear, alkaline mucus that neutralizes traces of acidic urine in the urethra just prior to ejaculation and buffers sperm to acidity of the vagina |
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| part of the external genitalia of the male along w/the scrotal sac; the copulatory organ of the male; designed to deliver sperm to the female reproductive tract |
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| enlarged tip at the terminus of the male penis |
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| paired dorsal cylinders of erectile tissue in the male penis |
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| single ventral cylinder of erectile tissue that surrounds the penile urethra |
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| dense connective tissue capsule covering each testis and dividing it into lobes |
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| coiled sperm-forming factories in each lobe of the testis |
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| set of tubules at the posterior of the testis where the seminiferous tubules empty into |
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| interstitial cells of the testis |
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| lie between the seminiferous tubules and softly padded w/connective tissue; produces testosterone, the hormonal product of the testis |
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