Reproductive System

Question 1

FUNCTIONS OF REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Answer 1

• Production of Gametes
• Fertilization
• Development and Nourishment of a new individual
• Reproduction of reproductive hormone

Question 2

process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells
containing half the original amount of genetic information.

Answer 2

Meiosis

Question 3

MALE REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM consist of

Answer 3

Consist of testes, series of ducts (epididymis, vas deferens and urethra), accessory
glands (seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral gland), **supporting structures **
(scrotum and penis).

Question 4

Sac like structures that contains the testes. Made up of skin, a layer of
loose connective tissue (divided into right and left by septum) and a
layer of smooth muscle called Dartos muscle.

Answer 4

SCROTUM

Question 5

The scrotum is Made up of skin, a layer of
loose connective tissue (divided into right and left by _____) and a
layer of smooth muscle called ______.

Answer 5

septum;Dartos muscle

Question 6

In cold temparatures the -__ contracts, causing the skin of the scrotum to become firm and wrinkled reducing its overall size.

Answer 6

Dartos muscle

Question 7

are extensions of abdominal skeletal muscles into the scrotum, contract and help pull the testes nearer the body.

Answer 7

cremaster muscles

Question 8

4-5 cm oval organs within each scrotum

Answer 8

TESTES (Male Gonads)

Question 9

testes are responsible for making sperm (__) and are also involved in producing a hormone
called ___.

Answer 9

spermatozoa;testosterone

Question 10

site of spermcell development

Answer 10

seminiferous tubules

Question 11

interstitial cells secrete testosterone

Answer 11

leydig cells

Question 12

Formation of sperm cells and
occur in the seminiferous tubules

Answer 12

SPERMATOGENESIS

Question 13

the seminiferous tubules
which contains 2 type of cells

Answer 13

(1) germ cell
(2) **sustentacular cells or Sertoli **

Question 14

are the ones that divide and ddifferentiate during spermatogenesis to form sperm cells

Answer 14

germ cells

Question 15

they nourish the germ cells and produce a number of hormones

Answer 15

sustentacular cells or sertoli

Question 16

4 ducts

Answer 16

1 epididymis
2. ductus deferens/vas deferens
3. seminal vesicle
4. ejaculatory duct

Question 17

It is a coiled tube located in the
posterior side of the testis and is
divided into head, body and tail.

Answer 17

EPIDIDYMIS

Question 18

The ___ of testis empties in the
*efferent ductules *to the epididymis.

Answer 18

rete

Question 19

store sperm cell for maturation and
transport it to vas deferens.

Answer 19

EPIDIDYMIS

Question 20

the physiological
changes spermatozoa must undergo
in order to have the ability to
penetrate and fertilize an egg.

Answer 20

CAPACITATION

Question 21

tube that carries sperm from the testis into the body cavity of the male.

Answer 21

ductus deferens/ vas deferens

Question 22

DEFERENS is 45 cm long and emerges from the ___ and becomes
associated wit the blood vessels
and nerves to form ___

Answer 22

epididymis;spermatic cord

Question 23

spermatic cord (4)

Answer 23

ductus deferens, testicular artery
and vein, lymphatic vessels,
testicular nerve

Question 24

DUCTUS DEFERENS / VAS
DEFERENS - Walls contains smooth muscle
which contracts in peristaltic waves
to propel sperm cells from
epididymis to ___ (widest
diameter)

Answer 24

ampulla

Question 25

located between the bladder
fundus and the rectum. To
produce a fluid (alkaline) that
makes up majority of semen.

Answer 25

SEMINAL VESICLE

Question 26

fluid that makes up majority of semen

Answer 26

alkaline

Question 27

Enters through the prostate gland
transport spermatozoa and fluids
from the ampulla and seminal
vesicles to the prostatic urethra.

Answer 27

EJACULATORY DUCT

Question 28

extends from the urinary bladder to the distal end of penis.

Answer 28

URETHRA