ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MALE REP

Question 1

it is the body temperature regulator

Answer 1

scrotum

Question 2

rugated, skin-covered, muscular, deeply pigmented pouch suspended from the perineum

Answer 2

scrotum

Question 3

responsible for contraction of the scrotum

Answer 3

cremaster muscle

Question 4

separates each sac

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midline scrotum

Question 5

it is inside the scrotum

Answer 5

testes

Question 6

is responsible for the release of testosterone from leydig cells

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luteinizing hormone

Question 7

responsible for the release of androgen-binding protein (ABP) that combines with testosterone to promote sperm formation

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follicle stimulating hormone

Question 8

many preterm babies still have undescended testes or testes still remain in the pelvic cavity

Answer 8

cryptorchidism

Question 9

3 cylindrical masses of erectile tissue in the penis shaft:

Answer 9

2 corpus cavernosa
1 corpus spongiosum

Question 10

contains urethra which serves as a passage for both sperm and urine

Answer 10

corpus spongiosum

Question 11

organ of copulation and urination

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penis

Question 12

organ of copulation and urination

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penis

Question 13

supplies blood to the penis

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penile artery

Question 14

erection is innervated by the

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peripheral nervous system

Question 15

a bulging, sensitive ridge of the tissue at the distal end of the penis; similar in function to the clitoris

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glans penis

Question 16

retractable casing of skin that protects the glans penis

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prepuce

Question 17

this is the cite of circumcision; surgically removed during circumcision; known as foreskin

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prepuce

Question 18

condition in which the prepuce is too tight that it interferes with the flow of urine

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phimosis

Question 19

a tightly coiled tube responsible for conducting sperm from the tubule to the vas deferens

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epididymis

Question 20

storage site of spermatozoa and semen

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epididymis

Question 21

sperm is capable of surviving for how many hours inside the woman’s body

Answer 21

72hrs

Question 22

are two convoluted pouches that lie along the lower portion of the bladder and empty into the urethra by ejaculatory ducts

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seminal vesicle

Question 23

these glands secretes a viscous alkaline liquid with a high sugar, protein, and prostaglandin content

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seminal vesicle

Question 24

a chestnut-size gland that lies just below the bladder and allows the urethra to pass through the center of it, like the hole in the donut

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prostate gland

Question 25

an additional hollow tube surrounded by arteries and protected by a thick fibrous coating

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spermatic cord

Question 26

carries sperm from the epididymis through the the inguinal canal

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vas deferens/ duct deferens

Question 27

site severed durint the vasectomy to prevent passage of sperm

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vas deferens/ duct deferens

Question 28

lie beside the prostate gland and empty by short ducts into the urethra

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bulbourethral gland/ cowper’s gland

Question 29

they supply one more source of alkaline fluid to help ensure the safe passage of the spermatozoa

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bulbourethral gland/ cowper’s gland

Question 30

is a hollow tube leading from the base of the bladder which after passing through the prostate gland….

Answer 30

urethra

Question 31

semen is derived from the

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prostate gland (60%)
seminal vesicle (30%)
epididymis (5%)
bulbourethral glands (5%)