The Reproductive System - The Male Reproductive System Part 4

Question 1

Leydig cells in the testes produce a class of hormones called ____

Answer 1

androgens

Question 2

Androgens are produced in response to the luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), which are both secreted by the ____

Answer 2

pituitary gland

Question 3

The most important androgen produced by these cells is ____, the male sex hormone

Answer 3

testosterone

Question 4

Age ____ or ____ is the typical period of sexual maturation known as puberty

Answer 4

12 or 13

Question 5

Once the sperm is produced, it’s secreted from the seminiferous tubules into the epididymis, a ____-foot-long tube coiled tightly into a two-inch space along the length of the testicle

Answer 5

16

Question 6

A single sperm looks like a microscopic tadpole. Its oblong head region contains ____

Answer 6

genetic material

Question 7

The tail, called a ____, enables the sperm to “swim” through the female reproductive tract

Answer 7

flagellum

Question 8

Each ejaculation of semen contains approximately one teaspoon’s worth of fluid, which contains ____ million sperm

Answer 8

300 million