At this point, the tube that carries the sperm outside the body meets the prostate gland. Before a male can ejaculate, the spongy tissue surrounding the penis called, ___________, becomes engorged with blood causing the penis to become rigid.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: erectile tissue

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following are not considered facial bones?

A. Nasal bones B. Parietal bones C. Maxillae D. Lacrimal bones E. Palatine bones

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A fetus develops a malformation in the pituitary gland which causes it to lack melanocyte-stimulating hormone. This results in lack of skin and eye coloration, similar to albinism. The malformed portion of the pituitary gland is a structure called the ________.

What will be an ideal response?

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In the process known as Wallerian degeneration,

A) macrophages remove the debris of damaged axons. B) Schwann cells completely degenerate. C) the axon proximal to the injury degenerates. D) no trace is left of the path taken by a previous axon. E) All of the answers are correct.

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