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Ch. 34 Male Reproductive System Flashcards

1
Q

Sperm courses through the organs of the male reproductive system in the following order:

A 
Testes
Epididymis
Ductus deferens
Ejaculatory duct
Prostate gland
Urethra
Penis
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2
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Male gonad, containing many seminiferous tubules that function in the production of sperm and testosterone.

A

Testis

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3
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Function in the production of male sex cell and male hormone

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seminiferous tubules

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4
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male sex cell

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sperm

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5
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male hormone

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testosterone

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6
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Testes are located external to the abdominal cavity within a skin pouch called the ____

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scrotum

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7
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Testes are located in the scrotum because:

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spermatogenesis cannot occur at body temperature, but will occur at temperature slightly less than body temperature.

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8
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Sperm leave the seminiferous tubules via ____ and pass to the ____

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efferent ducts; epididymis

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9
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C shaped structure located on the posterior surface of each testis

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epididymis

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10
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Epididymis receives sperm from the testes and spores the sperm until the super are released in the process of:

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ejaculation

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11
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Another name for ductus deferens

A

vas deferens

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12
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Begins at each epididymis and has lengthy course within a spermatic cord

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ductus defens

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13
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Course of the ductus deferens

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Begins at each epididymis, through the inguinal canal, along the superior surface of the bladder, inferiorly along the posterior surface of the urinary bladder where it terminates.

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14
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Structure formed collectively by the ductus deferens and the associated arteries and veins

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spermatic cord

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15
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Spermatic cord ascends through scrotum to the ____

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inguinal ring

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16
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Opening in the external oblique muscle through which the spermatic cord passes

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inguinal canal

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17
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Ductus defense on each side terminates by joining _____, and forming the ____

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duct of the seminal vesicle; ejaculatory duct

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18
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Exocrine glands located on the posterior surface of the urinary bladder

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Seminal vesicles

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19
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Function of seminal vesicles

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producing seminal fluid, which is added to the sperm

20
Q

Seminal vesicles are one of the three types of glands that function in the production of ___

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seminal fluid.

21
Q

Three glands that produce seminal fluid in the male reproductive system are collectively referred to as:

A

accessory glands

22
Q

Drained by ducts

A

exocrine glands

23
Q

The duct that drains the seminal vesicle

A

duct of the seminal vesicle

24
Q

Formed by the union of the ductus deferens and the duct of the seminal vesicle on each side

A

ejaculatory duct

25
Q

The union of the ductus deferens and the duct f the seminal vesicle on each side occurs :

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posterior to urinary bladder and just above prostate

26
Q

Te ejaculatory ducts enter the substance of the

A

prostate gland

27
Q

Second accessory gland of the male reproductive system; secreting seminal fluid that is added to the seminal fluid produced by the seminal vesicle

A

prostate gland

28
Q

Prostate gland is located in the:

A

pelvis, posterior to the pubis and below the urinary bladder

29
Q

Within the substance of the prostate gland, two ______ join with the ______ to form the _____

A

two ejaculatory ducts; duct draining the bladder; forming the urethra

30
Q

Fibromuscular tube extending from eh prostate gland through the urogenital diaphragm and through the penis to the outside of the bdoy

A

urethra

31
Q

Skeletal muscle located between the right and left ischiopubic rami

A

urogenital diaphragm

32
Q

Urethra is subdivided into three parts:

A

prostatic urethra
membranous urethra
spongy urethra

33
Q

part of the urethra that traverses on the prostate gland

A

prostatic urethra

34
Q

part of the urethra that traverses the urogenital diaphragm

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membranous urethra

35
Q

part of the urethra that traverses the penis

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spongy urethra

36
Q

Small exocrine glands that are located on either side of the midline within the substance of the UG diaphragm

A

bulbourethral glands

37
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Third and final accessory gland of the male reproductive system

A

bulbourethral gland

38
Q

the duct draining the bulbourethral gland empty the secretion (additional seminal fluid) directly through the _____

A

spongy urethra

39
Q

External genital organ through with the urethra passes

A

penis

40
Q

male organ involved in sexual intercourse

A

penis

41
Q

The penis is composed of three +______, filled with blood spaces called ____

A

longitudinal connective tissue structures; venous sinuses

42
Q

Venous sinuses fill up with blood, resulting in ___

A

erection

43
Q

Two of the connective tissue structures of the penis, made up of venous sinuses only

A

corpora cavernosa

44
Q

Third longitudinal connective tissue structure of the penis, which, in addition to venous sinuses, contains spongy urethra

A

corpus spongiosum.

45
Q

Blood supply to the majority of the structures of the male reproductive system comes from the _____ and other branches off the _____

A

internal pudendal artery; internal iliac artery

46
Q

The gonadal artery, called the ______ in males, mainly supply the ___ and ___

A

testicular artery; testes and epididymis

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