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Flashcards in Penis Vocab Deck (14)
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1
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Acrosome

A

Cap like structure over the sperms head

2
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Seminiferous tubule

A

Where meiosis happens and produces male gametes

3
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Cremaster muscle

A

raises and lowers the testes in order to regulate scrotal temperature for optimal spermatogenesis

4
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Prepuce

A

Foreskin protecting the head of the penis

5
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Fossa navicularis

A

Spongy part of the urethra

6
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Secondary sex characteristics

A

Features that appear during puberty

7
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Testosterone

A

Principle male sex hormone

8
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Spermatogenisis

A

The process in which spermatozoa are formed

9
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Inguinal canal

A

Spermatic canal

10
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Follicle stimulating hormone

A

Regulates the development, growth, pubertal maturation and reproductive processes

11
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Interstitial cell stimulating hormone

A

stimulates the interstitial cells of the testes to produce testosterone

12
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Lutenizing hormone

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stimulates Leydig cell production of testosterone

13
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Corpus cavernosum

A

Contain most of the blood of the penis during an erection

14
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Sertoli cells

A

Nurse cell of the testicles: helps with spermatogenisis