Male Reproductive System

Question 1

What happens during adolescence

Answer 1

Puberty

Question 2

What happens during puberty

Answer 2

Burst of hormones activate maturation of the gonads (testes)

Question 3

When does puberty usually take place

Answer 3

9-14 yrs

Question 4

What is abnormally early puberty called

Answer 4

Precocious puberty

Question 5

What is abnormally late puberty called

Answer 5

Eunuchoisdism

Question 6

What are the physical changes during puberty

Answer 6

Enlargement of the external and internal genitalia.

Voice changes

Hair grows

Mental changes

Changes in body conformation

Sebaceous gland secretions thickens/increase, acne

Question 7

Each teste is a (what) structure and what are the dimensions

Answer 7

Oval structure

5cm in length and 3cm in diameter

Question 8

Where are the testes located

Answer 8

Scrotum sac

Question 9

Each testes contain 1-4 (what)

Answer 9

Seminiferous tubules

Question 10

(What) is a long tube, about 6 meters

Answer 10

Epididymis

Question 11

The epididymis contains

Answer 11

Mature sperm

Question 12

Sperm that leave the testes are (what)

Answer 12

Immature

Question 13

Where do they complete maturation process

Answer 13

Epididymis

Question 14

Sperm cells pass through a series of (what) to get to the outside of the body

Answer 14

Ducts

Question 15

After they leave the sperm passes through

Answer 15

Epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, and urethra

Question 16

Each vas deferens, joins the duct from the adjacent (what) to form a short ejaculatory duct that enter the (what)

Answer 16

Urethra

Question 17

Each ejaculatory duct passes through the (what) and empties into (what)

Answer 17

Prostate gland

Urethra

Question 18

What is semen

Answer 18

a slightly alkaline mixture of sperm cells and
secretions from the accessory glands, seminal
vesicles and prostrate gland.

Question 19

The volume of semen in a single ejaculation may vary from

Answer 19

1.5ml to 6ml

Question 20

There are between (how many) sperms per milliliter of semen

Answer 20

50 to 150 million

Question 21

Sperm counts below (how many) per milliliter usually present fertility problems

Answer 21

10 to 20 million

Question 22

(What) extends from the urinary bladder to the tip
of the penis

Answer 22

Urethra

Question 23

(What) involves increase in length, width & firmness

Answer 23

Erection

Question 24

The spongy erectile tissue fills with (what)

Answer 24

Blood