Male Reproduction

Question 1

What is the main function of the penis?

Answer 1

To deliver sperm and release urine

Question 2

What is the shaft?

Answer 2

Main body of the penis

Question 3

What is the shaft composed of?

Answer 3

Two cylindrical chambers called the:
Corpora cavernosa
Corpus spongiosum

Question 4

What is the glans?

Answer 4

Head of the penis, containing the urethral opening

Question 5

What is the meatus?

Answer 5

The urethral opening

Question 6

What is the urethra?

Answer 6

Tube carrying urine and sperm

Question 7

What is the erectile tissue and what are they made of?

Answer 7

Corposa cavernosa and corpus spongiosum are made of spongy tissue that fills will blood during sexual arousal

Question 8

What is the prepuce?

Answer 8

Foreskin, the skin covering the glans

Question 9

What is the root?

Answer 9

The base of the penis

Question 10

What are the main muscles of the penis?

Answer 10

Ischiocavernosus
Bulbospongiosus

Question 11

What are the Ischiocavernosus and Bulbospongiosus muscles involved in?

Answer 11

Maintains and controlling erections

Question 12

What is the function of the prepuce?

Answer 12

Protects the glans from injury

Question 13

What is the prepuce composed of?

Answer 13

Outer skin, inner mucosa and frenulum

Question 14

What is the frenulum?

Answer 14

A bridge like structure joining the prepuce to the glans

Question 15

What is the bulbus glandis and what is the function?

Answer 15

A structure found in the penis of some male mammals

Swells with blood during sexual arousal contributing to a coital tie during mating to keep them together until it is complete

Question 16

What are the testes?

Answer 16

Structures behind the penis, producing sperm

Question 17

What do testes contain?

Answer 17

Seminiferous tubules
Leydig cells

Question 18

What are seminiferous tubules?

Answer 18

A structure inside the teste that produces sperm

Question 19

What are leydig cells?

Answer 19

Cells inside the testes that secrete testosterone

Question 20

What is the epididymis?

Answer 20

A coiled tube located behind each teste

Question 21

What is the function of the epididymis?

Answer 21

Sperm maturation, storage and transport
Connects the testes to the vas deferens

Question 22

What hormone are tested the primary source of?

Answer 22

Testosterone

Question 23

What is testosterone crucial for?

Answer 23

Developing male reproductive organs
Promoting the development of secondary sex characteristics
Maintaining bone density and mass
Sperm production

Question 24

What is the name for sperm production?

Answer 24

Spermatogenisis

Question 25

Where is the prostate located?

Answer 25

Below the bladder in males

Question 26

What is the function of the prostate?

Answer 26

Semen production Fluid transporting Nourishing sperm Ejaculation (pushes the semen out)