Chapter 17 Terms Male

Question 1

A membranous sac on the head of a sperm cell that contains enzymes that facilitate sperm penetration in to the egg during fertilization.

Answer 1

Acrosome

Question 2

Synthetic hormones that mimic testosterone and stimulate the body to build muscle and increase strength. Abusing this can have many dangerous side effects.

Answer 2

Anabolic Steroids

Question 3

x

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Anterior Pituitary

Question 4

Male accessory reproductive glands that release a clear slippery liquid immediately before ejaculation.

Answer 4

Bulbourethral Glands

Question 5

x

Answer 5

Ejaculation

Question 6

A gland that lacks ducts and releases its products (hormones) into the fluid just outside the cell.

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Endocrine Glands

Question 7

x

Answer 7

Epididymis

Question 8

x

Answer 8

Erectile Tissue

Question 9

x

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Erection

Question 10

x

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FSH

Question 11

Reproductive cells (sperm and egg) that contains only one copy of each chromosome. A sperm and egg fuse at fertilization, producing a zygote.

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Gametes

Question 12

An ovary in a female or a testis in a male. The gonads produce gametes (sperm and egg) and sex hormones.

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Gonads

Question 13

x

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Hernia

Question 14

Chemical messengers released by cells of the endocrine system that travels through the circulatory system to affect receptive target cells.

Answer 14

Hormones

Question 15

A passage through the abdominal wall through which the testes pass in their descent to the scrotum.

Answer 15

Inguinal Canal

Question 16

Cells located between the seminiferous tubules in the testes that produce the steroid sex hormones, collectively called androgens.

Answer 16

Interstitial cells

Question 17

A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that in females stimulates ovulation and the formation of the corpus luteum (which produces estrogen and progesterone)and prepares the mammary glands for milk.

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LH (luteinizing hormone)

Question 18

An accessory reproductive gland in males that surround the urethra as it passes from the bladder. Its secretions contribute to semen and serve to activate the sperm and to counteract the acidity of the female reproductive tract.

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Prostate Gland

Question 19

A loose fleshy sac containing the testes.

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Scrotum

Question 20

x

Answer 20

Secondary sex characteristics

Question 21

The fluid expelled from the penis during a male orgasm. Consists of sperm and the secretions of the accessory glands.

Answer 21

Semen

Question 22

A pair of male accessory reproductive glands located posterior to the urinary bladder. Their secretions contribute to semen and serve to nourish the sperm cells, reduce acidity in the vagina, and coagulate sperm.

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Seminal Vesicles

Question 23

x

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Seminiferous Tubules

Question 24

The series of events within the seminiferous tubules that gives rise to physically mature sperm from germ cells. It involves meiosis and maturation.

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Spermatogenesis

Question 25

The male gonads. The male reproductive organs that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.

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Testes

Question 26

A sex hormone needed for sperm production and the maintenance of male reproductive structures. Produced primarily by the interstitial cells of the testes.

Answer 26

Testosterone

Question 27

A hormone that influences another endocrine gland.

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Tropic Hormones

Question 28

x

Answer 28

Undescended Testicles

Question 29

The muscular tube that transports urine from the floor of the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. In males, it also conducts sperm from the vas deferens out of the body through the penis.

Answer 29

Urethra

Question 30

A tubule that conducts sperm from the epididymis to the urethra.

Answer 30

Vas Deferens