male reproductive system

Question 1

scrotum

Answer 1

pouch of skin that contains the testicles

Question 2

testes

Answer 2

egg shaped glands found in the scrotum
produce spermatozoa (sperm cells) and secrete hormones

Question 3

testosterone

Answer 3

induce and maintain certain characteristics such as larger body structures, tusks, and horns and influences muscle and bone growth

Question 4

castration

Answer 4

removal of testicles

Question 5

cryptorchidism

Answer 5

one or both tested do not descend from the scrotum

Question 6

epididymis

Answer 6

place for sperm to mature and be stored. also produces seminal fluid (semen)

Question 7

vas deferens

Answer 7

transports sperm from epididymis to ejaculatory ducts

Question 8

ejaculatory ducts

Answer 8

pass through prostate and extend to the urethra

Question 9

prostate gland

Answer 9

secretes viscous alkaline fluid that protects sperm and creates motility

Question 10

penis

Answer 10

cavernous tissue incased in a fibrous capsule
the terminal end can be shaped differently in different species
os penis - bone found in canine penis

Question 11

prepuce

Answer 11

skin that covers the penis