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Male Reproductive System 19-2 Flashcards

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What are the accessory sex glands for the male reproductive system?

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  • Seminal vesicles
  • Prostate
  • Bulbourethral glands
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What are the system of ducts that makes up the male reproductive system?

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  • Epididymis
  • Ductus deferens
  • Ejaculatory ducts
  • Urethra
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What are the supporting structures of the male reproductive system?

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  • Scrotum
  • Penis
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What organs make up the male reproductive system?

System of ducts:
Accessory sex glands:
Supporting structures:

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  • Testes
  • System of ducts: epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory ducts, and urethra
  • Accessory sex glands: seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands
  • Supporting structures: scrotum and penis
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5
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What does semen consist of?

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  • sperm plus secretions provided by accessory sex glands (seminal vesicles, prostate, bulbourethral gland)
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How is sperm transported, stored, helped to mature, and conveyed to the exterior?

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  • by a system of ducts
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What is the dense white fibrous capsule that extends inward and divides each testis into internal compartments?

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  • lobules
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What type of cells line the seminiferous tubules?

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  • spermatogenic cells
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What part of the testes is responsible for producing sperm?

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  • seminiferous tubules
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Which cells in the testes are responsible for releasing the hormone inhibin?

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  • Sertoli cells
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Which cells in the testes are responsible for supporting, protecting, and nourishing spermatogenic cells?

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  • sertoli cells
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Which cells in the testes are responsible for phagocytizing degenerating spermatogenic cells?

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  • sertoli cells
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Which cells in the testes are responsible for secreting the hormone testosterone?

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  • leydig cells
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Which hormone promotes the development of masculine characteristics?

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  • androgen
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Which hormone promotes a man’s libido (sex drive)?

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  • testosterone
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16
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What is the pouch that supports the testes called?

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  • scrotum
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17
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what does the scrotum consist of?

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  • loose skin
  • superficial fascia
  • smooth muscle
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What divides the scrotum into two sacs?

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  • septum
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19
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How many degrees below normal body temperature is required for optimal production and survival of sperm?

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2 - 3 degrees C

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How is the scrotum able to maintain the temperature requirements for sperm production?

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  • because it is outside of the pelvic cavity
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21
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What is spermatogennesis?

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  • the process by which the seminiferous tubules of the testes produce sperm
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What are the three stages of spermatogenesis?

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  • stage 1: meiosis I
  • stage 2: meiosis II
  • spermiogenesis
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23
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What are diploid cells?

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  • somatic cells containing TWO sets of chromosomes
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24
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How does gametes differ from somatic cells (diploid)?

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  • gametes contain a SINGLE set of chromosomes (haploid)
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25
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When does spermatogenesis begins?

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  • during puberty and continues throughout life
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26
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How long does it take for the onset of cell division to the time sperm is released into the lumen of a seminiferous tubule?

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  • 65 to 75 days
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27
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In which stage of spermatogenesis is there no further further replication of DNA?

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  • meiosis II
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28
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When does DNA replication occurs?

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  • interphase
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29
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What are the haploid cells formed during meiosis Ii called?

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  • spermatids
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30
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How much sperm is produced daily?

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  • 300 million
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31
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Most sperm die within how many hours after ejaculation into the female reproductive tract?

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  • do not survive more than 48 hours
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32
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What is the major part of the sperm cell?

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  • head
  • tail
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33
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What portion of the sperm contains the nuclear material (DNA) and acrosome?

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  • head
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34
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What enzyme aids in penetration by the sperm into a secondary oocyte?

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  • acrosome
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What are the 4 parts of the tail of the sperm?

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  • neck
  • middle piece
  • principal piece
  • end piece
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36
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What portion of the tail of the sperm contains mitochondria?

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  • middle piece
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37
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What is the longest portion of the sperm tail?

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  • principal piece
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38
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What provides ATP for locomotion of the sperm?

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  • mitochondria
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39
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Where is the site of sperm maturation?

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  • ductus epididymis
40
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How long can sperm remain in the ductus epididymis for storage?

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  • several months
41
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Where is the main location for the storage of sperm?

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  • epididymis
42
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How many muscle layers make up the ductus (vas) deferens?

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  • made up of a heavy coat of 3 muscle layers
43
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What structures come together to form the ejaculatory duct?

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  • the ductus (vas) deferens and seminal vesicles
44
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What is responsible for carrying sperm into the urethra?

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  • ejaculatory duct
45
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What is the terminal duct of the male reproductive system?

46
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What does the urethra pass through in males?

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  • prostate
  • deep perineal muscles
  • penis
47
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What is responsible for secreting most of the liquid portion of semen?

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  • accessory sex glands
48
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What secretes an alkaline, viscous fluid that contains fructose, prostaglandin, and clotting proteins?

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  • seminal vesicles
49
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What does seminal vesicles fluid consist of?

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  • fructose
  • prostaglandins
  • clotting proteins
50
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What helps neutralize the acidic environment of the male urethra and female reproductive tract?

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  • the alkaline nature of the seminal vesicle fluid
51
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What is used for ATP production by the sperm?

52
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What contributes to sperm motility and viability and may also stimulate muscular contractions within the female reproductive tract?

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  • prostaglandins
53
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What helps semen coagulate after ejaculation?

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  • clotting protein
54
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What volume of semen does seminal vesicle fluid make up?

55
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At what age does further enlargement of the prostate occur?

56
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The prostate slowly increases in size from __________ to __________ and then it expands rapidly.

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  • birth
  • puberty
57
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What is described as a single donut shaped gland that is about the size of a golf ball?

58
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What does the prostate secrete?

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  • a milky slightly acidic fluid that contains citric acid, acid phosphate, and several protein digesting enzymes
59
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Which fluid secreted by the accessory sex gland is alkaline?

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  • seminal vesicles
60
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Which fluid secreted by the accessory sex gland is slightly acidic?

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  • prostatic fluid
61
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What is the pH of prostate fluid?

62
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What percentage of prostatic secretions make up the volume of semen?

63
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How big are the bulbourethral glands?

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  • about the size of peas
64
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What is responsible for secreting an alkaline substance into the urethra during sexual arousal?

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  • bulbourethral glands
65
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What gland secretes mucus that lubricates the end of the penis and the lining of the urethra?

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  • bulbourethral glands
66
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What is semen a mixture of?

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  • sperm
  • seminal vesicles secretion
  • prostate secretion
  • bulbourethral secretion
67
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What is the volume of semen in a typical ejaculation?

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  • 2.5 to 5 mL
68
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How much sperm is in a mL of semen?

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  • 50 to 150 million sperm per/mL
69
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What value must sperm be for males to be classified as infertile?

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  • below 20 million per mL
70
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What is the pH of semen?

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  • slightly alkaline pH of 7.2 to 7.7
71
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What gives semen a milky appearance?

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  • prostatic secretions
72
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What gives semen a sticky consistency?

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  • fluid from the seminal vesicles and bulbourethral glands
73
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What 3 sections make up the penis?

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  • root
  • body
  • glans penis
74
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What is the attached portion of the penis?

75
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What 3 cylindrical masses of tissue makes up the body of the penis?

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  • 2 dorsolateral masses: CORPORA CAVERNOSA
  • 1 CORPUS SPONGIOSUM
76
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Which mass of tissue found in the body of the penis contains the urethra?

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  • corpus spongiosum
77
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What is the distal end of the corpus spongiosum known as?

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  • glans penis
78
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What covers the glans penis in an uncircumcised penis?

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  • prepuce or foreskin
79
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What type of reflex is ejaculation?

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  • a sympathetic reflex coordinated by the lumbar portion of the spinal cord
80
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Where is gonadotropin releasing hormone GnRH secreted from?

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  • from the neurotransmitter cells located in the hypothalamus
81
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When does the increase in GnRH secretion takes place?

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  • at the onset of puberty
82
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Where is the luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) secreted from?

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  • anterior pituitary gland
83
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What hormone stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to secrete LH and FSH?

84
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What steroid hormone is synthesized from cholesterol in the testes?

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  • testosterone
85
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What cells are stimulated by luteinizing hormone (LH) to secrete testosterone?

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  • leydig cells
86
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What is the principal androgen?

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  • testosterone
87
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What is responsible for converting testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT)?

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  • an enzyme in some target cells
88
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What two things are required to stimulate spermatogenesis?

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  • FSH and testosterone
89
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What hormone is responsible for the development of male reproductive system ducts and the descent of the testes during prenatal development (before birth)?

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  • testosterone
90
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What hormone is responsible for stimulating the development of the external genitals?

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  • dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
91
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Where in the body is testosterone converted to estrogen?

92
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When does testosterone and DHT bring about the development and enlargement of male sex organs?

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  • at puberty
93
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When does the development of masculine secondary characteristics take place?

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  • at puberty
94
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List some examples of masculine secondary characteristics that develops at puberty?

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  • muscular and skeletal growth
  • wide shoulders
  • narrow hips
  • pubic, axillary, facial, and chest hair
  • thickening of the skin
  • increased sebaceous gland secretions
  • enlargement of the larynx
  • deepening of the voice
95
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What type of hormone stimulate protein synthesis?

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  • anabolic hormones
96
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What is an example of an anabolic hormone?

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  • androgens (DHT and testosterone)
  • *meaning they stimulate protein synthesis**
97
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What hormone plays a role in the development of certain regions of the brain in males?

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