Chapter 17 Pt. 1 (Final Exam Pt. 12)

Question 1

What are gonads?

Answer 1

testes or ovaries

Question 2

What are the 2 important functions of the gonads?

Answer 2

(1) they produce the gametes

(2) they produce sex hormones

Question 3

What are gametes?

Answer 3

eggs and sperm; the cells that will fuse and develop into a new individual

Question 4

What are male gonads and what hormone do they produce?

Answer 4

testes, which produce testosterone

Question 5

What are female gonads and what hormone do they produce?

Answer 5

ovaries, which produce estrogen and progesterone

Question 6

The development of eggs and sperm involves what 2 types of cell division?

Answer 6

(1) mitosis

(2) meiosis

Question 7

What makes up the male reproductive system?

Answer 7

(1) testes
(2) epididymis
(3) Vas Deferens
(4) Urethra
(5) prostate gland
(6) seminal vesicles
(7) bulbourethral glands
(8) penis

Question 8

Which male reproductive organ is this:

produce sperm and testosterone

Answer 8

testes

Question 9

Which male reproductive organ is this:

location of sperm storage and maturation

Answer 9

epididymis

Question 10

Which male reproductive organ is this:

conducts sperm from epididymis to urethra

Answer 10

Vas Deferens

Question 11

Which male reproductive organ is this:

tube through which sperm or urine leaves the body

Answer 11

Urethra

Question 12

Which male reproductive organ is this:

reduces secretions that make sperm mobile and that counteract the acidity of the female reproductive tract

Answer 12

Prostate gland

Question 13

Which male reproductive organ is this:

produce secretions that make up most of the volume of semen

Answer 13

Seminal vesicles

Question 14

Which male reproductive organ is this:

produce secretions just before ejaculation; may lubricate; may rinse urine from uretha

Answer 14

Bulbourethral glands

Question 15

Which male reproductive organ is this:

delivers sperm to female reproductive tract

Answer 15

penis

Question 16

each teste is located externally to the body in a sac of skin called the ________

Answer 16

scrotum

Question 17

What are seminiferous tubules?

Answer 17

the microscopic sites of sperm production

Question 18

__________ ______- are located between the seminiferous tubules of the testis

Answer 18

interstitial cells

Question 19

interstitial cells produce the steroid sex hormones, called _________

Answer 19

androgens

Question 20

What is the most common form of cancer among men between the ages of 15 and 35 years?

Answer 20

testicular cancer

Question 21

testicular cancer affects only __% of all men

Answer 21

1%

Question 22

True or False: sperms and urine pass through the urethra at the same time

Answer 22

False; sperms and urine don’t pass through the urethra at the same time

Question 23

What is semen?

Answer 23

the fluid released through the urethra at sexual climax, contains sperm and is composed of the secretions of the accessory glands

Question 24

What are the accessory glands?

Answer 24

prostate gland
the seminal vesicles
the bulbourethral glands

Question 25

True or False: semen makes up most of the volume of the sperm

Answer 25

False; the semen makes up very little of the volume of sperm

Question 26

True or False: the prostate often begins enlarging when man reaches middle age

Answer 26

True

Question 27

________ cancer usually affects older men

Answer 27

prostate

Question 28

What are the 2 ways to detect prostate cancer?

Answer 28

a rectal exam

a blood test

Question 29

________ ______ __ ______- spongy connective tissue the fills with blood during sexual arousal, causing erection of the penis

Answer 29

erectile tissue of penis

Question 30

the tip of the penis is enlarged, forming a smooth, rounded head known as the ______ ______, what has many sensory nerve endings and is important in sexual arousal

Answer 30

glans penis

Question 31

What is a foreskin?

Answer 31

a cuff of skin that covers the glans penis

Question 32

What is a circumcision?

Answer 32

the surgical removal of the foreskin

Question 33

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is also known ________

Answer 33

impotence

Question 34

the sequence of events within the seminiferous tubules that leads to the development of sperm is referred to as ______________

Answer 34

spermatogenesis

Question 35

the process of spermatogenesis:

(1)
(2) primary spermatocyte
(3) secondary spermatocyte
(4) Early spermatids
(5) Late spermatids
(6) lumen
(7) spermatozoon

Answer 35

(1) spermatogonium

Question 36

the process of spermatogenesis:

(1) spermatogonium
(2)
(3) secondary spermatocyte
(4) Early spermatids
(5) Late spermatids
(6) lumen
(7) spermatozoon

Answer 36

(2) primary spermatocyte

Question 37

the process of spermatogenesis:

(1) spermatogonium
(2) primary spermatocyte
(3)
(4) Early spermatids
(5) Late spermatids
(6) lumen
(7) spermatozoon

Answer 37

(3) secondary spermatocyte

Question 38

the process of spermatogenesis:

(1) spermatogonium
(2) primary spermatocyte
(3) secondary spermatocyte
(4)
(5) Late spermatids
(6) lumen
(7) spermatozoon

Answer 38

(4) Early spermatids

Question 39

the process of spermatogenesis:

(1) spermatogonium
(2) primary spermatocyte
(3) secondary spermatocyte
(4) Early spermatids
(5)
(6) lumen
(7) spermatozoon

Answer 39

(5) Late spermatids

Question 40

the process of spermatogenesis:

(1) spermatogonium
(2) primary spermatocyte
(3) secondary spermatocyte
(4) Early spermatids
(5) Late spermatids
(6)
(7) spermatozoon

Answer 40

(6) lumen

Question 41

the process of spermatogenesis:
(1) spermatogonium  
(2) primary spermatocyte 
(3) secondary spermatocyte
(4) Early spermatids  
(5) Late spermatids 
(6) lumen 
(7)

Answer 41

(7) spermatozoon