Anatomy - Male Reproductive System

Question 1

where is sperm made?

Answer 1

seminiferous tubules in testes

Question 2

what canal does the vas deferens pass through?

Answer 2

inguinal canal

Question 3

what gland does the vas deferens firstly and secondly pass through?

Answer 3

first - seminal gland

second - prostate gland

Question 4

once passed through the seminal gland, what is the vas deferens called?

Answer 4

the ejaculatory duct

Question 5

the ejaculatory duct joins with what to be called the prostatic urethra?

Answer 5

urethra

Question 6

once in the penis what is the prostatic urethra called?

Answer 6

spongy urethra

Question 7

what orifice does urine and semen exit?

Answer 7

external urethral orifice

Question 8

what stores the sperm?

Answer 8

epididymis

Question 9

what does the testes travel through to get from the abdomen to the scrotum?

Answer 9

inguinal canal

Question 10

what passes through the inguinal canal when the testes are in the scrotum?

Answer 10

the spermatic cord

Question 11

what does the spermatic cord consist of?

Answer 11

testicular artery
testicular vein
vas deferens
lymphatic drainage
nerves - autonomic and somatic

Question 12

in the scrotum, what sac does the testis sit within?

Answer 12

tunica vaginalis

Question 13

what layer of the the tunica vaginalis covers the testis and what layer of the tunica vaginalis covers the scrotum?

Answer 13

faces the testis = visceral tunica vaginalis

faces the scrotum = parietal tunica vaginalis

Question 14

excess fluid within the tunica vaginalis is called a what?

Answer 14

hydrocele

Question 15

the spermatic cord contains what 3 things?

Answer 15

vas deferens, testicular artery & pampiniform plexus

Question 16

testicular torsion refers to twisting of what?

Answer 16

the spermatic cord

Question 17

the right testicular vein drains into what?

Answer 17

IVC

Question 18

the left testicular vein drains into what?

Answer 18

left renal vein

Question 19

what structure does the vas deferens go around?

Answer 19

bladder

Question 20

what does glandular secretions from the prostate drain into the prostatic urethra through?

Answer 20

prostatic ducts

Question 21

the prostate gland is shaped like a what?

Answer 21

walnut

inferior to bladder and superior to levator ani

Question 22

name the part of the prostate that is felt on digital rectal examination

Answer 22

peripheral zone

most prostate cancers arise in these zones

Question 23

name the posterior parts of the penis that transmit the deep arteries to the penis

Answer 23

(right & left) corpus cavernosum

Question 24

blood supply:

(a) to the penis
(b) to the scrotum

Answer 24

blood supply:

(a) to the penis - DEEP ARTERIES FROM PUDENDAL FROM IIA
(b) to the scrotum - INTERNAL PUDENDAL FROM EIA

Question 25

lymph drainage:

(a) scrotum and most of penis
(b) testis

Answer 25

(a) scrotum and most of penis - TO SUPERFICIAL INGUINAL LYMPH NODES
(b) testis - TO LUMBAR LYMPH NODES AROUND ABDOMINAL AORTA