Biology male
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- spermatozoa
- mature sperm cells
- pituitary gland
- gland that produces LH and FSH
- gonad
- the sex glands; testes in males, ovaries in females
- smegma
- wax like material that accumulates under the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis
- vas deferens
- tube that connects the epidymus to the ejaculatory duct
- seminiferous tubules
- tubules in the testes that produce sperm
- penis
- male organ for copulation and urination
- hypothalamus
- a gland which, at puberty, produces a hormone to initiate sexual maturation
- orgasm
- a series of muscular contractions at the peak of sexual activity;responsible for ejaculation
- milliliter
- a measure of volume; one male ejaculation is about 3ml and contains 360 million sperm
- spermatogenesis
- the physiological process (meiosis) by which germ cells develop into sperm
- inguinal hernia
- a condition in which a loop of the intestine descends into the scrotum
- semen
- fluid ejaculated at male organism
- testes
- male goands; testicles
- hyaluronidase enzyme
- enzyme found in acrosome of sperm;aids in penetration of egg
- seminal vesicle
- one pair of glands that secrete one component of the ejeculate;contains fructose
- hormone
- a chemical produced in one part of the body that has its effect somewhere else in the body
- prostrate gland
- gland that surrounds ejaculatory duct and secretes one component of semen; site of cancer
- urethra
- canal (tube) from bladder to external urethral opening;carries urine and ejaculate
- testosterone
- the primary male sex hormone; responsible for primary and secondary sex characteristics
- scrotum
- sac like structure of skin that contains and regulates the testes
- prepuce
- another name for foreskin
- retrograde ejaculation
- ejaculation of semen into bladder due to damage of ejaculatory duct due to prostrate sugery
- hernia
- a rupture or tear in the wall of a body cavity
- glans
- cone shaped end of penis