lecture 34

Question 1

what are the gonads?

Answer 1

organs where gametes (sex cells) are produced

Question 2

What is the other word for testes?

Answer 2

spermatozoa

Question 3

where’s the spermatozoa produced?

Answer 3

testes

Question 4

where are the oocytes produced?

Answer 4

ovaries

Question 5

what is the purpose of coitus?

Answer 5

so that gametes can fuse to form an embryo

Question 6

what are the bones that make up the pelvis?

Answer 6

hip bones (ilium + ischium)
sacrum
coccyx

Question 7

what are the differences between female and male pelvis

Answer 7

females are broader and shallower, with a wider sup-pubic angle with a more posterior pointing coccyx

Question 8

which is bigger, pelvic inlet or outlet?

Answer 8

inlet

Question 9

what closes the pelvic outlet?

Answer 9

muscles

Question 10

what are the two pelvic subdivisions?

Answer 10

false/greater pelvis

true/lesser pelvis

Question 11

what is the true/lesser pelvis?

Answer 11

inferior region between inlet and outlet which contains internal reproductive organs

Question 12

what is contained in the false/greater pelvis?

Answer 12

GI tract

Question 13

what is the shape of the female pelvic inlet compared to males?

Answer 13

oval inlet in females compared to a more heart shaped inlets in males

Question 14

what are the openings in the pelvic floor?

Answer 14

urethra
anal canal
vagina (females)

Question 15

what are the two muscles of the pelvic floor?

Answer 15

levator ani

coccygeus

Question 16

where is the male perineum?

Answer 16

region inferior to the pelvic floor and between upper region of the thighs

Question 17

what is included in the male perineum?

Answer 17

external genitalia and anus

Question 18

what are the two triangular divisions of the male perineum?

Answer 18

urogenital triangle

anal triangle

Question 19

functions of the male reproductive system?

Answer 19

produce spermatozoa and transport spermatozoa into the female reproductive tract

Question 20

what is the male reproductive system made up of?

Answer 20

testes
reproductive tract/duct
accessory structures and glands

Question 21

the path that sperm travels along is?

Answer 21

testes -> epididymis -> ductus (vas) deferens ->

ejaculatory duct -> urethra

Question 22

what does the scrotum contain?

Answer 22

two testes
two epididymides
two spermatic cords

Question 23

what do the testes produce?

Answer 23

sperm
testosterone
inhibin

Question 24

what is the capsule that surrounds the testes?

Answer 24

tunica albuginea

Question 25

what is contained in the testes lobules?

Answer 25

seminiferous tubules

Question 26

the seminiferous tubules join to form?

Answer 26

rete testis

Question 27

rete testis join to form what?

Answer 27

ductules leading to epididymis

Question 28

what produces testosterone?

Answer 28

interstitial endocrine (Leydig)

Question 29

what produces inhibin?

Answer 29

Nurse (sertoli) cells

Question 30

parts of the epididymis?

Answer 30

head body tail

Question 31

where does sperm enter and exit in the epididymis?

Answer 31

enters via the seminiferous tubules and exit via ductus deferens

Question 32

where is sperm maturation?

Answer 32

epididymis

Question 33

where does the epididymis continue on to?

Answer 33

the ductus deferens

Question 34

where does the ductus deferens start?

Answer 34

spermatic cord

Question 35

what kind of muscle covers the ductus deferens?

Answer 35

smooth muscle

Question 36

the ductus deferen runs behind?

Answer 36

urinary bladder

Question 37

the ductus deferens dilates to form what?

Answer 37

ampulla

Question 38

what forms the ejaculatory ducts?

Answer 38

the union of the duct from the seminal vesicle and the ampulla

Question 39

where do the ejaculatory ducts open into?

Answer 39

prostatic urethra

Question 40

two functions of the urethra?

Answer 40

urination and ejaculation

Question 41

epithelium in male urethra?

Answer 41

transitional columnar epithelium

Question 42

three regions of the urethra?

Answer 42

prostatic membranous penile/spongy

Question 43

what muscle is the internal urinary sphincter?

Answer 43

detrusor muscle

Question 44

what is the role of the detrusor muscle during ejaculation?

Answer 44

closes bladder ensuring sperm ejaculated through urethra

Question 45

what is retrograde ejaculation?

Answer 45

sphincter doesn't close up and sperm ends up in the bladder