Lab Male and Female Reproductive

Question 1

External organs of the male reproductive system:

Answer 1

Penis
Testes
Epididymi

Question 2

Internal reproductive organs

Answer 2

Ductus deferens
Urethra
Ejaculatory duct
And 3 glands: bulbourethral, seminal vesicles, prostate gland

Question 3

3 types of glands in the penis:

Answer 3

Prostate gland
Bulbourethral gland
Seminal vesicles

Question 4

Describe the penis structure:

Answer 4

An elongated tubular structure, composed of the shaft, glans, urethra, erectile tissue and foreskin

Question 5

The 3 parts of the penis are:

Answer 5

• main portion: elongated
• glans: distal enlarged end aka the head
• urethra: tube passing through, connecting at the bladder

Question 6

Define erectile tissue.

Answer 6

Soft spongy tissue filled with spaces called sinuses.

•there are three sections around the urethra: 2 corpora canvernosa, 1 corpus spongiosum

Question 7

Corpora cavernosa

Answer 7

Erectile tissue
•making up two large sections of the shaft
•located on the dorsal surface
•sinuses fill with blood during arousal, causing erection

Question 8

Corpus spongiosum

Answer 8

• one small section surrounding the urethra
• forms the internal tissue of the glands
• found on ventral surface

Question 9

Prepuce

Answer 9

Aka foreskin
•at birth the glans is covered with skin called prepuce
•removed by circumcision

Question 10

Testes are located:

Answer 10

Lateral and posterior to the penis, within the scrotum.

Question 11

Scrotum

Answer 11

Pouch structure composed of smooth muscle and skin

Question 12

Tunica albuginea

Answer 12

Connective tissue sheath surrounding each testis

Question 13

What makes up a testis?

Answer 13

Divided into small units called lobules

•inside lobules are seminiferous tubules and interstitial cells

Question 14

Seminiferous tubules

Answer 14

Small coiled tubes
•located in the lobules of the testes
•sperm production occurs here

Question 15

Interstitial cells

Answer 15

Small cells located between the seminiferous tubules
•aka leydig cells
•secretes testosterone

Question 16

Epididymi

Answer 16

• each is attacked to a testis
• made if head, body and tail
• sperm storage and maturation happens here
• after leaving epididymis, sperm is capable of fertilizing and oocyte

Question 17

Ductus epididymis

Answer 17

Long coiled tube stretching through the epididymi connecting to the ductus deferens

Question 18

Ductus deferens

Answer 18

• connected to epididymi
• passes through the spermatic cord and enters body cavity
• connected to the ejaculation duct in the prostate
• acts as pathway and storage for sperm

Question 19

Ampulla

Answer 19

• means widening

* enlarged end of ductus deferens

Question 20

Ejaculatory ducts

Answer 20

• located in the prostate gland
• are two of them
• short tubes that connect each vas deferens with urethra
• allow sperm movement in the urethra
• collected secretions from prostate and seminal vesicles

Question 21

Urethra

Answer 21

• smooth muscle
• originates in the urinary bladder, passes through the prostate then through the penis
• long tube containing smooth muscle in the wall
• urine and sperm pathway

Question 22

Secretory glands

Answer 22

• are exocrine
• secrete fluids in tubes that transport the materials to a different site
• glands include: 2 seminal vesicles, 2 bulbourethral and prostate

Question 23

Prostate gland

Answer 23

Largest gland
•urinary bladder
•ejaculatory ducts and urethra pass through this

Question 24

2 seminal vesicles

Answer 24

2 glands located near the ampulla of the ductus deferens

•empty secretions to aid in sperm movement

Question 25

2 Bulbourethral glands

Answer 25

2 smaller glands
•aka Cowper’s glands
Aid in sperm movement

Question 26

Female internal reproductive organs include

Answer 26

Vagina, uterus, uterine tubes, ovaries

Question 27

Female external reproductive organs include

Answer 27

Vaginal opening, clitoris, labia, mons pubis

Question 28

The females reproductive duty includes:

Answer 28

•producing oocytes
•secretes hormones that aid in reproductive process
•maintain developing organism during pregnancy
- female physiology is more complex than male

Question 29

Mons pubis

Answer 29

• covers lower pubic bones
• in lower pelvis
• mouth of fatty adipose tissue
• covered with skin and hair
• contains sweat and oil glands
• has some erectile tissue

Question 30

Clitoris

Answer 30

• just below mons pubis
• anterior to vaginal and urethral opening
• made of erectile tissue
• fills with blood during sexual stimulation
• aids in intercourse
• contains nerve endings

Question 31

Labia

Answer 31

•lower wall of perineum
•protects inner organs from abrasion 
Made of two subdivisions: 
Labia majora: large outer folds
Labia minora: small inner folds

Question 32

Pudendal cleft

Answer 32

The space between the labia majora

Question 33

Vestibule

Answer 33

Opening of the vagina

Question 34

Perineum-female

Answer 34

• Lower floor of pelvic area in males and females
• composed of skeletal muscle and covered with skin
• contains openings to the reproductive system and digestive system

Question 35

Urethra

Answer 35

Located between the urinary bladder and the outside wall of the perineum
•opening is anterior to the Vaginal canal
•contains smooth muscle
•carries urine from bladder to outside of body

Question 36

Describe the internal vagina:

Answer 36

Elongated
•tubular stricter with muscular walls
•secrets lubricating fluids that aid in intercourse
•receive sperm
•allows release of uterine lining
•birth canal

Question 37

Uterus

Answer 37

• lower pelvic cavity
• thick muscular walls
• composed of three main structures
• composed of three main layers

Question 38

The three sections of the uterine structure:

Answer 38

Fundus: top, uterine tubes attached here
Body: large mid section
Cervix: lowest section, elongated neck like structure connecting to vagina

Question 39

Tissue layers of the uterus:

Answer 39

Endometrium- inner lining, sheds during menstruation, fetus is housed here during pregnancy

Myometrium- mid-outer thick muscle layer, smooth muscle

Perimetrium- outer layer, covering uterus

Question 40

2 ovarian tubes
(Uterine tubes)
(Fallopian tubes)

Answer 40

• connected to the walls of the uterus at the fundus

* contact ovaries at the infundibulum just past the ampulla

Question 41

Fimbria

Answer 41

• partially cover each ovary but aren’t attached
• lined with ciliated epifilia
• where egg and sperm meet in fertilization

Question 42

Ovaries

Answer 42

• lateral to uterus

* secrete hormones estrogen and progesterone

Question 43

What are ligaments composed of?

Answer 43

Peritoneal tissue

Question 44

Broad ligaments (uterine attachment)

Answer 44

• attach uterus to lateral body walls

* provide blood vessels and nerve endings leading to uterus

Question 45

Uterosacral ligaments (uterine attachment)

Answer 45

Attach the uterus to the sacrum of the vertebral column

Question 46

Round ligaments (uterine attachment)

Answer 46

Extend from the upper uterus to the anterior wall of the abdominal cavity

Question 47

Broad ligament (ovarian attachment)

Answer 47

Ovaries are attached to posterior surface

Question 48

Ovarian ligaments

Answer 48

Anchor ovary to uterus

Question 49

Suspensory ligaments (ovarian attachments)

Answer 49

Attach to lumbar area of the body wall

•carry blood vessels and nerves to each ovary