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testis or testicle(pl. testes, or testicles)
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Primary male sex organs, paired, oval-shaped and enclosed in sac called scrotum. Testes produce...
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sperm (spermatozoon, pl. spermatozoa)
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the microscopic male germ cell, which when untied with ovum, produces a zygote (fertilized...
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testosterone
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the principal male sex hormone. Its chief function is to stimulate the development of the male...
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seminiferous tubules
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approximately 900 coiled tubes within the testes in which spermatogenesis occur
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epididymis
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coiled duct atop each of the testes that provides for storage, transit, and maturation of spermatozoa;...
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vas deferens, ductus deferens, or seminal duct
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duct carrying the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra. The spermatic cord enclosed each...
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seminal vesicles
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two main glands located at the base of the bladder that open into the vas deferens. The glands...
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prostate gland
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encircles the upper end of the urethra. The prostate gland secretes a fluid that aids in the...
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scrotum
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sac suspended on both sides of and just behind the penis. The testes are enclosed in the scrotum
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penis
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male organ of urination and copulation
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glans penis
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enlarged tip on the end of the penis
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prepuce
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fold of skin covering the glans penis in uncircumcised males (foreskin)
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semen
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composed of sperm, seminal fluids, and other secretions
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genitalia (genitals)
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reproductive organs (male or female)
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Primary (essential) sex organs
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GonadsMales: testesFemales: ovaries
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