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Chapter 27: The Male Reproductive System


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Chapter 27: The Male Reproductive System

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sexual reproduction

962

gamete

962

zygote

962

spermatozoon

962

egg

962

primary sex organ

962

gonad

962

testis

962

ovary

962

secondary sex organ

962

secondary sex characteristic

963

gonadal ridge

963

mesonephric duct

963

paramesonephric duct

963

testis-determining factor (TDF)

963

human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

963

müllerian-inhibiting factor

963

phallus

965

urogenital folds

965

labioscrotal folds

965

hypospadias

965

homologous structures

965

gubernaculum

966

inguinal canal

966

descent of testes

966

cryptorchidism

966

perineum

968

tunica vaginalis

968

tunica albuginea of testis

968

seminiferous tubule

968

germinal epithelium

968

germ cell

968

sustentacular cell

968

blood-testis barrier (BTB)

968

interstitial cell

970

rete testis

970

testicular artery

970

testicular vein

970

testicular nerve

970

scrotum

970

median septum of scrotum

970

perineal raphe

970

spermatic cord

970

dartos muscle

971

cremaster muscle

971

pampiniform plexus

971

spermatic ducts

972

efferent ductule

972

epididymis

972

ductus (vas) deferens

972

ampulla

972

vasectomy

972

ejaculatory duct

972

accessory gland

972

seminal vesicle

972

prostate

973

bulbourethral gland

973

root of penis

973

shaft of penis

973

glans

974

corona

974

prepuce

974

frenulum

974

smegma

974

erectile tissue

974

corpus spongiosum

974

corpus cavernosum

974

tunica albuginea of penis

974

median septum of penis

974

lacuna

974

trabecula

974

trabecular muscle

974

bulb of penis

974

crus

974

puberty

974

brain-testicular axis

974

gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

974

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

974

interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH)

974

androgen-binding protein (ABP)

974

libido

975

inhibin

975

male climacteric

975

impotence

976

spermatogenesis

976

meiosis I and II

976

diploid (2n)

976

haploid (n)

976

tetrad

976

crossing-over

978

primordial germ cell

978

spermatogonium

979

primary spermatocyte

979

secondary spermatocyte

979

spermatid

979

spermiogenesis

979

head of spermatozoon

979

acrosome

979

basal body

979

tail of spermatozoon

979

midpiece

979

principal piece

981

endpiece

981

semen

981

sperm count

981

sterility

981

spermine

982

coitus

982

internal pudendal artery

983

dorsal artery

983

deep artery

983

helicine artery

983

dorsal nerve

983

internal pudendal nerve

983

excitement

984

vasocongestion

984

myotonia

984

erection

985

intromission

985

plateau

985

orgasm

985

ejaculation

985

emission

985

expulsion

985

resolution

985

detumescence

986

refractory period

986

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