Male Reproductive

Question 1

function of pelvic girdle

Answer 1

facilitate transfer of weight from upper body and trunk to lower extremities

Question 2

function of pelvic diaphragm

Answer 2

thin muscular sling that fors the pelvic floor and supports the pelvis and some of the abdominal viscera

Question 3

pelvic inlet

Answer 3

line from pubic symphysis to sacral promontory

Question 4

pelvic outlet

Answer 4

line from inferior aspect of the pubic symphysis anteriorly to the tip of coccyx posteriorly

Question 5

3 bones that make up pelvic girdle

Answer 5

paired hip bones and sacrum

Question 6

what fuses to form the hip bones

Answer 6

pubis
ilium
ischium

Question 7

where do the hip bones articulate with the sacrum

Answer 7

sacroiliac joints

Question 8

characteristics of ilium

Answer 8

ala
iliac fossa surrounded by iliac crest
anterior superior and anterior inferioir iliac spines

Question 9

which muscles make up the pelvic diaphragm

Answer 9

levator ani and coccygeus muscle

Question 10

what is the name of the opening between the left and right sides of the pelvic diaphragm

Answer 10

urogenital hiatus

Question 11

what is the scrotum made of

Answer 11

skin
dartos muscle
3 layers of spermatic fascia

Question 12

each testicle is enclosed by a thick covering of connective tissue called

Answer 12

tunica albuginea

Question 13

the tunica albuginea specialized to form what

Answer 13

mediastinum testis

Question 14

what is the significance of the mediastinum testis

Answer 14

divide the testicles into lobules

Question 15

what is contained within the lobules of the tesicles and what is the fucntion

Answer 15

seminiferous tubules

produce spermatozoa

Question 16

what surrounds the seminiferous tubules and what do the cells within produce

Answer 16

connective tissue

interstitial cells of lyedig produce testosterone

Question 17

what duct is formed by the intersection of the vas deferens and the seminal vesicle

Answer 17

ejactulatory duct

Question 18

what temperature is best for sperm

Answer 18

below 37 degrees

Question 19

contents of the spermatic cord

Answer 19

pampiniform plexus
vas deferens
cremasteric artery
testicular artery 
genital branch of genitofemoral nerve
sympathetics
lymphatics

Question 20

coverings of the spermatic cord

Answer 20

external spermatic fascia
creamaster muscle and fascia
internal spermatic fascia

Question 21

what covers the crura

Answer 21

isciocavernous muscles

Question 22

what is formed when the crura fuse

Answer 22

corpora cavernosa on the shaft of the penis

Question 23

what is enclosed within the bulbospongiosus muscle

Answer 23

urethra

Question 24

what are the components of the shaft of the penis

Answer 24

paired corpora cavernosa

corpus spongiosum

Question 25

what are the components of the shaft enclosed within

Answer 25

deep (bucks) fascia

Question 26

what does bucks fascia enclose besides the cylinders of the shaft

Answer 26

deep dorsal vein | deep dorsal nerves

Question 27

what exits at the glans of the penis

Answer 27

external urethral meatus orifice

Question 28

where do the testicular arteries originate from

Answer 28

abdominal aorta (L2)

Question 29

where do the testicular veins originate

Answer 29

pampiniform venous plexus

Question 30

where does the left testicular vein drain

Answer 30

left renal vein

Question 31

where does the rught testicular vein drain

Answer 31

inferior vena cave

Question 32

where do the lymph vessels of the testes terminate

Answer 32

para-aortic or lumbar lymph nodes (L1-L2)

Question 33

what is the internal pudental artery a branch of

Answer 33

internal iliac artery

Question 34

how many terminal branches does the internal pudental artery send to the penis? what are they

Answer 34

paired deep dorsal arteries | paired deep central arteries

Question 35

where does the deep dorsal vein drain

Answer 35

prostatic and vesicle venous plexi--> internal iliac veins

Question 36

vas deferns

Answer 36

conduit between epididymis and ejaculatory duct

Question 37

what does the vas deferns enlarge to form

Answer 37

ampulla of vas deferens

Question 38

where does the ejeculatory duct pass through and open into

Answer 38

passes through prostate | opens into prostatic urethra

Question 39

what gives sperm energy in the seminal vesicles

Answer 39

fructose

Question 40

function of the prostate

Answer 40

produces fluids that promote sperm motility and fertilization

Question 41

BPH

Answer 41

hyperplasia of the prostate; enlarged middle lobe of the bland pushes onthe bladder and makes it hard to pee TURP

Question 42

what surface of the prostate can be palpated

Answer 42

posterior via rectum

Question 43

what does the membranous urethra connect

Answer 43

prostatic with the spongy urethra

Question 44

what is the spongy urethra adjacent to

Answer 44

bulbourethral (cowpers) glands

Question 45

function of bulbourethral glands

Answer 45

produce mucous-like secretion during sexual arousal