Module 16 (HOOAH!)

Question 1

Spermatogenesis

Answer 1

The process by which sperm form in the testes.

Question 2

Semen

Answer 2

A mixture of sperm and the secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulboutethral glands.

Question 3

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Answer 3

The characteristics that appear at puberty and tend to distinguish men from women. These include the development of breasts (female), hairline patterns, facial shape, body shape, pitch of voice, and the distribution of body hair.

Question 4

Puberty

Answer 4

A series of events that transforms a child into a sexually mature adult.

Question 5

Anabolism

Answer 5

All of the synthesis reactions that occur in the body.

Question 6

Catabolism

Answer 6

All of the decomposition reactions that occur in the body.

Question 7

Spermatogonium

Answer 7

A cell that begins spermatogenesis by undergoing mitosis.

Question 8

Secondary Oocyte

Answer 8

A cell that will not complete meiosis II unless fertilization occurs.

Question 9

Sustentacular (Sertoli) Cell

Answer 9

A cell that nourishes and feeds other cells during spermatogenesis.

Question 10

Mesoderm Cell

Answer 10

One of the three types of cells formed during the gastrula phase.

Question 11

Interstitial Cells (Leydig Cells)

Answer 11

A cell that secretes testosterone.

Question 12

Spermatid

Answer 12

A cell in the testes that has 23 chromosomes.

Question 13

Trophoblast

Answer 13

A cell that will eventually be a part of the placenta in a fetus.

Question 14

Do the egg and sperm contribute equal amounts of genetic material?

Answer 14

They each contribute equal amounts of nuclear DNA, but the ovum also contributes mitochondrial DNA.

Question 15

List the stages of development

Answer 15

Zygote, cleavage, morula, blastula, gastrula, and neurula.