Accessory Glands MRS

Question 1

Lie on the posterior wall of the bladder and secrete 60% of the volume of semen

Joins the vas deferens to form the ejaculatory duct

Answer 1

Seminal vesicles

Question 2

3 seminal fluids:

Answer 2

1) Fructose
2) Fibrinogen
3) Prostaglandins

Question 3

Seminal fluid that provides energy for the sperm

Answer 3

Fructose

Question 4

Seminal fluid that helps turn semen into a bolus that can be readily propelled into the vagina

Answer 4

Fibrinogen

Question 5

Seminal fluid that decrease cervical mucus viscosity and stimulate reverse peristalsis of the uterus

Answer 5

Prostaglandins

Question 6

Doughnut-shaped gland that encircles part of the urethra inferior to the bladder

Plays a role in the activation of sperm

Enters the prostatic urethra durig ejaculation

Answer 6

Prostate gland

Question 7

Prostatic secretion that is a food source

Answer 7

Citrate

Question 8

Acts to “decoagulate” the semen that was coagulated by seminal vesicle secretions, which help the sperm begin their journey once inside the vagina

Answer 8

Proteolytic enzymes