Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
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ISBN: 9781259277726
Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27.4, Problem 10AYLO
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The composition of semen and main percentages of its principal components. Functions of fructose, semenogelin, clotting enzyme, prostaglandins, and serine protease. Clinical relevance of prostate-specific antigens (PSAs).
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Semen is the fluid part that is ejaculated out during male orgasm. Semen consists of several functional constituents in it, since it is produced by the outcome of different accessory male reproductive organs. A typical adult male ejaculates 2 to 5mL of semen per ejaculation.
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Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
Ch. 27.1 - Essential characteristics of sexual reproduction;...Ch. 27.1 - Multiple functions of the male and female...Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 27.1 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 27.1 - Prob. 5AYLOCh. 27.1 - Fates of the mesonephric and paramesonephric ducts...Ch. 27.1 - Structures of the embryonic genital tubercle,...Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 8AYLOCh. 27.2 - Anatomy and functions of the scrotum and spermatic...Ch. 27.2 - Prob. 2AYLO
Ch. 27.2 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 27.2 - The germinal epithelium of the seminiferous...Ch. 27.2 - The arterial supply and venous drainage of the...Ch. 27.2 - Gross anatomy of the epididymis; the series of...Ch. 27.2 - Three sets of male accessory glands: their...Ch. 27.2 - Prob. 8AYLOCh. 27.2 - Prob. 9AYLOCh. 27.3 - Definitions of puberty and adolescence; the...Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 27.3 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 27.3 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 27.3 - Changes in the levels of testosterone, inhibin,...Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 27.4 - Prob. 1AYLOCh. 27.4 - Why meiosis is necessary in sexually reproducing...Ch. 27.4 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 27.4 - Prob. 4AYLOCh. 27.4 - The origin of primordial germ cells, their...Ch. 27.4 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 27.4 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 27.4 - Prob. 8AYLOCh. 27.4 - Prob. 9AYLOCh. 27.4 - Prob. 10AYLOCh. 27.4 - Prob. 11AYLOCh. 27.5 - Blood vessels of the penis and how they function...Ch. 27.5 - Prob. 2AYLOCh. 27.5 - Prob. 3AYLOCh. 27.5 - The mechanism of erection including the roles of...Ch. 27.5 - The physiological state of the male in the plateau...Ch. 27.5 - Prob. 6AYLOCh. 27.5 - Prob. 7AYLOCh. 27 - crypto-Ch. 27 - Prob. 2BYMVCh. 27 - Prob. 3BYMVCh. 27 - Prob. 4BYMVCh. 27 - Prob. 5BYMVCh. 27 - meio-Ch. 27 - Prob. 7BYMVCh. 27 - Prob. 8BYMVCh. 27 - someCh. 27 - Prob. 10BYMVCh. 27 - Prob. 1TYCCh. 27 - Prob. 2TYCCh. 27 - Prob. 3TYCCh. 27 - Why is it possible for spermatogonia to be outside...Ch. 27 - A 68-year-old man taking medication for...Ch. 27 - Testosterone is secreted by the nurse cells of the...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2WWTSCh. 27 - Prob. 3WWTSCh. 27 - Prob. 4WWTSCh. 27 - A high testosterone level makes a fetus develop a...Ch. 27 - Prob. 6WWTSCh. 27 - Prob. 7WWTSCh. 27 - Prob. 8WWTSCh. 27 - Male menopause is the cessation of sperm...Ch. 27 - Prob. 10WWTSCh. 27 - The ductus deferens develops from the _______.of...Ch. 27 - The protein that clots and causes the stickiness...Ch. 27 - The expulsion of semen occurs when the...Ch. 27 - Prob. 4TYRCh. 27 - The penis is attached to the pubic arch by crura...Ch. 27 - The first hormone secreted at the onset of puberty...Ch. 27 - Prob. 7TYRCh. 27 - Four spermatozoa arise from each a. primordial...Ch. 27 - The point in meiosis at which sister chromatids...Ch. 27 - Blood is forced out of the penile lacunae by...Ch. 27 - Prob. 11TYRCh. 27 - Prob. 12TYRCh. 27 - Prob. 13TYRCh. 27 - Prob. 14TYRCh. 27 - Prob. 15TYRCh. 27 - Prob. 16TYRCh. 27 - Prob. 17TYRCh. 27 - Prob. 18TYRCh. 27 - Erection of the penis occurs when nitric oxide...Ch. 27 - A sperm penetrates the egg by means of enzymes in...Ch. 27 - Prob. 1BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 2BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 3BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 4BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 5BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 6BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 7BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 8BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 9BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 10BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 11BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 12BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 13BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 14BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 15BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 16BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 17BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 18BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 19BYGOCh. 27 - Prob. 20BYGO
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