Medical Terminology Reproductive System

Smooth muscle contractions propel the ova down these tubes into the uterus:

• fallopian tubes

• ureters

• vulva

• seminal vesicles

External sac that holds the testes

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  bulbourethral glands

• ovary

• vas deferens

• scrotum

hollow, muscular organ that is the location for egg implantation and fetal development

• bladder

• uterus

• prostate

• vagina

primary male reproductive organs

• vas deferens

• seminal vesicles

• ova

• testes

primary reproductive organs of the female; they produce ova and the hormones estrogen and progesterone

• fallopian tubes

• vulva

• testes

• ovaries

the lower portion of the uterus that extends into the vagina

• vulva

• cervix

• ovaries

• prostate gland

series of tubes and ducts used to store sperm cell, produce semen, and discharge their contents

• vas deferens, seminal vesicles

• bulbourethral glands

• fallopian tubes

• prostate gland

external female genetalia

• vagina

• uterus

• ovaries

• vulva

located on either side of the urethra below the prostate gland, they add an alkaline secretion to the semen that helps to nourish the sperm and help it to live longer

• ovaries

• bulbourethral glands

• fallopian tubes

• testes

located just under the urinary ladder leading to the urethra, this structure secretes a thin, alkaline fluid that helps sperm motility; an important part of a physical exam in older males

• bulbourethral glands

• seminal vesicles

• scrotum

• prostate gland