Unit 11: Male Reproductive System

Question 1

where does sperm maturation occur?

Answer 1

epididymis

Question 2

Which structures produce seminal fluid?

Answer 2

seminal vesicles; secrete fluid wth fructose and prostaglandins (proote widening of cervix) produces 60%

Prostate gland- secretes alkaline, milky fluid (produces 20-30%)

Bulbourethral gland- secret mucin for lubrication of urethra

Question 3

What produces testosterone?

Answer 3

interstitial cells; found in the interstitial space of seminiferous tubules

Question 4

Which structure is repsonsibelf for the production of sperm?

Answer 4

testes

Question 5

What is the primary function of the bulbourethral glland?

Answer 5

secrete mucin; easier movemrnt through urethra

Question 6

Which hormone is primarily responsible for stimulating the testes for produce testosterone?

Answer 6

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Question 7

Outline the process of carbohydrate digestion starting from the mouth to absorption in the small intestine.

Answer 7

Mouth- salivary glands secrete salivary amylase
No digestion of carbohydrates in the stomache.
Small intestin- pacreatice amylase secreted by pancreas.
Brush border enzymes of small intestine complete final step of digestion.
Final moleculue that is abssorbed (monmer) = glucose

Question 8

Following absorption in the SI, where is the glucose taken?

Answer 8

-Taken into the hepatic portal vein
-hepatic sinusoids and filtered by hepatocytes
- from there fiunelled into central vein, then hepatic vein, then IVC