Reproductive System: Male Ch. 20 Part 1

Question 1

Process of combining genetic material from two organisms

Answer 1

Sexual Reproduction

Question 2

A cell that fuses with another cell during fertilization of sexual reproduction

Answer 2

Gamete

Question 3

Female sex cell or gamete (aka egg)

Answer 3

Ova

Question 4

Male sex cell or gamete

Answer 4

Sperm

Question 5

Initial cell formed from fertilization of gametes

Answer 5

Zygote

Question 6

Organ that makes the gametes

Answer 6

Gonad

Question 7

Organs of the reproductive system

Answer 7

Genitalia

Question 8

Gonads

Answer 8

Essential reproductive organs

Question 9

Supportive role in the reproductive system

Answer 9

Accessory

Question 10

Male Reproductive Anatomy Functions:

1. Produce male ___ to control ____ and development of the ___ sex characteristics
2. Produce __
3. To deliver ___ into female for reproduction

Answer 10

1. Hormones, sex drive, secondary
2. Sperm
3. Semen

Question 11

Male gonads, occur in pairs, each is oval shaped

Answer 11

Testes

Question 12

Testes are located in the __, a pouch-like skin covered structure which is suspended outside of the body cavity below the penis

Answer 12

Scrotum

Question 13

Each testis is surrounded by a tough whitish membrane called ___, the ___ repeatedly folds into the testis dividing it into many lobules

Answer 13

Tunica albuginea , tunica albuginea

Question 14

Each lobule contains tiny __ and __ cells, these cells produce the male sex hormone testosterone which is released into the blood (endocrine)

Answer 14

Tubes and interstitial cells

Question 15

Coiled tubes, one in each testis lobule, sperm produced and develop in the walls of these tubes, sperm pass from these tubes into the ___

Answer 15

Seminiferous tubules, Epididymis

Question 16

Single, tightly coiled tube, lies along the top and behind the testes inside the scrotum, location for sperm to mature and develop flagella for movement, sperm move next into the ___

Answer 16

Epididymis, Ductus (vas) deferens

Question 17

Thick, smooth muscular tube which extends from the epididymis into the abdominal cavity by passing through the inguinal canal along with a bundle of blood vessels and nerves
-travels in front of the pubic bone, over and then behind the urinary bladder, ends in the ____

Answer 17

Ductus (vas) deferens, Ejaculatory duct

Question 18

Short tube where secretions from the seminal vesicle and the prostate gland are added, joins to the _____

Answer 18

Ejaculatory duct, Urethra

Question 19

Begins inside of the prostate gland, travels from the ejaculatory duct through the penis to the outside of the body, has a second origin which begins in the urinary bladder which is blocked during an erection

Answer 19

Urethra

Question 20

Path of Sperm- Inside to Outside 
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Answer 20

1. Seminiferous tubules
2. Epididymis
3. Ductus (vas) deferens
4. Ejaculatory duct
5. Urethra

Question 21

Purposes

1. To ensure the ____
2. To provide a force to hold together ___ by making them a relationship that is ____ in comparison to all others.

Answer 21

1. To ensure the continuation of the human race
2. To provide a force to hold together marriages by making them a relationship that is unique in comparison to all others

Question 22

Produce sperm and testosterone

Answer 22

Testes

Question 23

Secretes into the ejaculatory duct, product is a thick, yellowish liquid, rich in fructose to nourish the sperm, beginning of semen

Answer 23

Seminal vesicle

Question 24

Donates a thin, cloudy colored fluid to the semen, purpose is to activate the sperm and maintain their mobility

Answer 24

Prostate gland

Question 25

Donut shaped both the right and left vas deferens join here to become the urethra

Answer 25

Prostate gland

Question 26

Located just below the prostate gland and lubricates the urethra

Answer 26

Bulbourethral glands (aka Cowper's gland)

Question 27

The mixture of sperm and secretions of the other glands listed

Answer 27

Semen

Question 28

Less than 5% of semen is

Answer 28

Sperm

Question 29

Semen | -about ____ per ejaculation but contains 3-5 ___ sperm

Answer 29

3-5 ml 3-5 million sperm

Question 30

Contains a ___ to divide right and left testes, also contains epididymis, ductus deferens

Answer 30

Scrotum, Septum

Question 31

Purpose- to become erect in order to enter and deposit sperm into the vagina during intercourse, requires sexual arousal

Answer 31

Penis

Question 32

Long portion contains 3 columns of spongy or erectile tissue which fill with blood during sexual arousal, the blood flow is controlled by a series of valves

Answer 32

Shaft

Question 33

Surrounds the urethra

Answer 33

Corpus Spongiosum

Question 34

Right and left, lie anterior to the corpus spongiosum

Answer 34

Corpora cavernosa

Question 35

Enlarged distal end- covered with a loose fitting retractable casing called the foreskin or prepuce

Answer 35

Glans (head)

Question 36

Another name for foreskin

Answer 36

Prepuce

Question 37

Sperm production, begins at puberty and continues through life but numbers may decrease

Answer 37

Spermatogenesis (Sperm physiology)