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What are the major organs of the reproductive system?
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Gonads; testes and ovaries
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Gonads
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Secrete gametes
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Testes
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Male reproductive or gan; produces sperm
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Ovaries
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Female reproductive organ; produces eggs
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What are the external genitalia of the male reproductive system?
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Penis and scrotum
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Penis
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Composed of 3 cylinders of erectile tissue which surrounds the penile urethra
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What are the 3 cylinders of erectile tissue of the penis?
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There are 2 dorsal cylinders and 1 ventral cylinder
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What are the 2 dorsal cylinders of the penis called?
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Corpora cavernosa
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What is the ventral cylinder in the penis called?
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Corpus spongiosum
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What are the 2 major parts of the penis?
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Glans penis and shaft
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Glans penis
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Tip of the penis; covered by prepice/foreskin
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Shaft
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Body of the penis
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Scrotum
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Contains the testes; regulates temperature to optimize sperm production (94 oF/ 34 oC)
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What are the internal structures of the male reproductive system?
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Duct system, accessory glands, and testes
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Duct system
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Accessory structures that form the ducts that carries sperm from testes to external environment; composed of epididymis, ductus deferens/vas deferens (sperm duct), ejaculatory duct, and urethra
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