Scrotum

Question 1

scrotum

Answer 1

skin-covered sac that provides the testes with cooler environment than body temperature, homologous to the labia majora in the female

Question 2

spermatic cord

Answer 2

originates in the inguinal canal, and consists of muscle, vasculature, and nervous tissue

Question 3

testes

Answer 3

oval organ within the scrotum, produces sperm and testosterone

Question 4

testes are subdivided into..

Answer 4

~250 lobules

Question 5

each lobule contains..

Answer 5

up to 4 convoluted seminiferous tubules

Question 6

spermatogenesis

Answer 6

creation of sperm

Question 7

spermatogensis occurs..

Answer 7

in seminiferous tubules of testes

Question 8

sperm

Answer 8

head, acrosome, mitochondria, flagellum

Question 9

epididymis

Answer 9

situated on the posterosuperior surface of the testes, stores sperm cells and assists in their maturation

Question 10

vas deferens

Answer 10

where sperm enter after leaving the epididymis, thick walled

Question 11

vas deferens travels within..

Answer 11

spermatic cord and enters the pelvic cavity through the inguinal canal

Question 12

ejaculatory duct

Answer 12

merge of vas deferens and proximal portion of the seminal vesicle, ducts conduct sperm and seminal vesicle secretions to the prostatic urethra

Question 13

urethra

Answer 13

transports semen from both ejaculatory ducts to the outside of the body

Question 14

3 regions of male urethra

Answer 14

• prostatic urethra
• membranous urethra
• spongy urethra