Male Reproductive System - Module 3

Question 1

What are the male gonads? What do they do?

Answer 1

The testes produce sperm and testosterone

Question 2

What is the function of the epididymis?

Answer 2

Stores sperm produced by testes

Question 3

What is the function of the Vas Deferens?

Answer 3

Narrow tube which transports sperm from testes

Question 4

What is the function of the Seminal Vessicles?

Answer 4

Small, pouch-like tubes which the sperm pass and gain sugar-rich fluid from (making semen)

Question 5

What is the function of the Prostate Gland?

Answer 5

Gives sperm protective fluid to survive in the uterus (contribute to semen production)

Question 6

What is the function of the Cowper’s/Cowpus Gland?

Answer 6

Secrete fluid which neutralizes vaginal acidity and lubricates urethra

Question 7

What are the Ejaculatory Ducts?

Answer 7

The pathway created by the vas deferens and seminal vesicles

Question 8

Are antibiotics effective against HIV? Why or why not?

Answer 8

No, they are not, because HIV is a virus and antibiotics work against bacteria