Chapter 27.1-27.4 Quiz

Question 1

List the two primary sex organs and their function

Answer 1

Testes and ovaries. They produce gametes (sperm and ova) and secrete steroid sex hormones.

Question 2

What is the male sex hormone?

Answer 2

Androgens

Question 3

What is the female sex hormone?

Answer 3

Estrogen and progesterone

Question 4

What is the function of the testes?

Answer 4

Sperm producing male gonads (primary sex organ)

Question 5

List 3 accessory sex glands

Answer 5

Seminal glands, prostate, bulbo-urethral glands

Question 6

How is sperm delivered to the body?

Answer 6

Epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct and urethra

Question 7

Seminiferous tubules have what sort of lining?

Answer 7

Thick stratified epithelium surrounding central-fluid containing lumen.

Question 8

Epithelium contains what?

Answer 8

Spheroid spermatogenic cells (sperm forming cells)

Question 9

Sperm is conveyed from seminiferous tubules to straight tubule. What is the flow?

Answer 9

Rete testis -> efferent ductules -> epididymis.

Question 10

Where is sperm stored?

Answer 10

The tail of the epididymis until ejaculation

Question 11

What is the function of interstitial endocrine cells?

Answer 11

Produces androgens such as testosterone and secretes it into the interstitial fluid.

Question 12

What is the prepuce?

Answer 12

Foreskin. Cuff of loose skin covering glans

Question 13

What are the four parts of the male duct system and what is the function?

Answer 13

Epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra. Carry sperm from the testes outward

Question 14

Where are the seminal glands located?

Answer 14

Posterior bladder surface

Question 15

What muscle type do the seminal glands contain?

Answer 15

Smooth muscle that contracts during ejaculation

Question 16

Duct of seminal gland joins _____ _____ to form ______ ______

Answer 16

Ductus deferens. Ejaculatory duct.

Question 17

Seminal glands function

Answer 17

Secrete fructose (energy for sperm)

Question 18

Where is the prostate located?

Answer 18

Encircles urethra inferior to bladder

Question 19

What type of muscle does that prostate have and what is it’s function?

Answer 19

Smooth muscle that contracts during ejaculation, secretes milky slightly acidic fluid

Question 20

What is benign prostatic hyperplasia?

Answer 20

Enlarged prostate. Distorts urethra and can be treated with surgery, balloon compression, microwaves or drugs to shrink prostate, radio-frequency radiation

Question 21

Prostate cancer facts and what to test for and treatments

Answer 21

Second most common cause of cancer death in males. Test the PSA levels. Treated with surgery and sometimes radiation, castration, drugs

Question 22

Bulbo-urethral glands location and function

Answer 22

Pea-sized glands inferior to prostate. Produce thick, clear mucus

Question 23

How much semen is ejaculated and how many sperm per mL

Answer 23

2-5 ml semen are ejaculated, 20-150 million sperm/ml.