Repro MT 1 Flashcards
- Where does spermatogenesis occur?
a. Seminiferous tubules
Which of the following is a person’s innate, deeply felt psychologically being a woman, man, both, neither or somewhere in between?
Gender identity
True or False?
Testosterone stimulates growth of body hair & deepening of the voice which is an example of primary sex characteristic?
False (secondary)
What condition is most probable if someone has an enlarged, smooth and tender prostate?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
How many days do spermatocytes take to mature?
74 days
What lies posterolateral to the intermediate part of the urethra, & largely embedded within the external urethral sphincter,
& are homologous of Bartholin’s glands in females?
Bulbourethral (AKA Cowper’s) glands
Which of the following occurs when one or both testes stays in the abdomen & doesn’t descent into the scrotum?
Cryptorchidism
What gene codes for testes-determining factor?
SRY
Where does retrograde ejaculation go to?
Bladder
The sympathetic fibers of the male reproductive system are derived from?
T12 - L2
The urethra exits on the dorsal surface of the penis with _____ when it opens on the ventral surface of the penis with _____
Epispadias / Hypospadias
The prostate gland has how many lobes?
1 median lobe
In what embryologic week does the initial stage of gonadal development begin?
Week 5
Which of the following sits behind the bladder and secretes a fluid that is fructose rich.
Seminal gland
When testing for nocturnal penile tumescence, if they have problems getting erections but get nocturnal erections, what is likely the problem?
Psychological
What typically is terminal branch of the pudendal nerve and innervates the glans of the penis
Dorsal nerve of the penis
The male reproductive system produces some estrogen?
Yes
What is the correct order of spermatogenesis?
1.Spermatogonia becomes spermatocytes
2.Meiosis 1 to become primary spermatocytes
- Meiosis 2 to form spermatids
- Become spermatozoa
What condition causes the prostate to become enlarged, painless, and hard
Prostate cancer
Which of the following is the collective change once sperm makes contact with the female reproductive system fluids and is required for fert.
Capacitation
Condition involving curved and painful erections, also associated with?
Peyronie’s syndrome,
Dupuytren’s contracture
This condition occurs most commonly in boys 12-18 and causes severe pain and swelling when the testicles rotate
testicular torsion
This muscle raises the testes higher when it’s colder and lower when it’s warm.
Cremasteric Muscle
Which enzyme is found in the acrosome?
Proteolytic enzyme and hyaluronidase
