6.2 Male Reproductive System Part 5

Question 1

What occurs during spermiogenesis?

Answer 1

the surplus cytoplasm is stripped away forming the mature sperm

Question 2

What are the three parts of the mature sperm?

Answer 2

head
midpiece
tail

Question 3

What is the head of the sperm?

Answer 3

almost entirely a nucleus with a crown known as the acrosome

Question 4

What does the acrosome contain?

Answer 4

enzymes that break down the membrane of the egg to allow the sperm to penetrate

Question 5

What does the midpiece of the sperm contain?

Answer 5

mitochondria which generates the locomotive energy

Question 6

What is the tail of the sperm?

Answer 6

flagellum that helps propel the sperm

Question 7

When does testosterone production occur?

Answer 7

during puberty

Question 8

What is the function of testosterone?

Answer 8

stimulates growth in males
stimulates the secondary male sex characteristics

Question 9

What causes testosterone to be made?

Answer 9

LH and FSH from the anterior pituitary