Chapter 27: Male Reproductive System

Question 1

Male sex cells (sperm) are called _______.

Answer 1

Gametes

Question 2

What are the regions of the male urethra?

Answer 2

spongy, membranous, and prostatic

Question 3

List, in order, the phases of intercourse.

Answer 3

1. excitement
2. plateau
3. orgasm
4. resolution

Question 4

What do the testes produce?

Answer 4

testosterone and sperm

Question 5

The muscular tube about 45 cm long that passes through the spermatic cord and into the pelvic cavity is the _________.

Answer 5

vas deferens

Question 6

In the male, FSH is secreted by the _______.

Answer 6

anterior pituitary

Question 7

The inguinal canal contains a fold of ________ from the abdominopelvic cavity.

Answer 7

peritoneum

Question 8

Where is a common site of hermiation in males?

Answer 8

Inguinal canal

Question 9

Are gametes diploid or haploid?

Answer 9

Haploid, 1 copy of each type of chromosome.

Question 10

Is each testicle classified as a endocrine or a exocrine gland?

Answer 10

both- the produce both sex hormones and sperm

Question 11

The __________ allows the passage of the testis through the abdominal musculature during development.

Answer 11

Inguinal canal

Question 12

A mature sperm cell is also known as a?

Answer 12

Spermatozoon

Question 13

List 4 effects of dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

Answer 13

• sebum secretion which often leads to acne
• development of pubic hair
• darkening and thickening of the skin
• development of axillary and facial hair

Question 14

The term for a fertilized egg is?

Answer 14

a zygote

Question 15

Name the term for the process of sperm production.

Answer 15

Spermatogenesis

Question 16

The head of the sperm is comprised of what 3 compinents?

Answer 16

• flagellar basal body
• a nucleus
• acrosome

Question 17

Where is gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) produced?

Answer 17

the hypothalamus

Question 18

The site of sperm maturation and storage is the _______.

Answer 18

Epididymis

Question 19

Name the stem cell that produces spermatocytes.

Answer 19

Spermatogonium

Question 20

What gland that secretes an alkaline fluid that lubricates that lubricates the head of the penis and neutralizes the acidic urethra during sexual arousal?

Answer 20

Bulbourethral glands

Question 21

The hormone, acualr culls and inhibits FSH production from the pituitary.______, is released from the sustentacular cells and inhibits FSH production from the pituitary.

Answer 21

Inhibin