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Male Reproductive Flashcards

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1
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When are the reproductive systems activated?

A

puberty

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What are gametes?

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sperm and eggs

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What is the function of the dartos and cremaster muscles?

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regulate height of the testicles

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What temp do the testes like to be?

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2 degrees cooler than body temperature

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What is the function of the seminferious tubules?

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to produce sperm made from stem cells

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Where is testosterone produced?

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between seminferous tubules; which is then absorbed through the blood

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Where is the rete testis?

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passageway between testes and epididymus

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What is the function of the pampiniform plexus?

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cool the testes by moving blood away and absorbing heat

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What is cryptorchidism?

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failure of the testes to descend to inguinal ring

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What are people with cryptorchidism at higher risk for?

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testicular cancer

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The glans penis is an extension of what?

A

corpus sponigosum

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What % of american men are circumcised?

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60%

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What goes through the corpus spongiosum? corpus cavernosum?

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urethra; artery

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What does the tunica albuginea do?

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collagen fibers between erectile tissue that gives the erection direction

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What’s the function of the epididymus?

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where the sperm is matured

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How long does it take for sperm to go through the epididymus? How long can sperm be stored here?

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20 days; can be stored for several months

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How does sperm move through duct work during ejaculation?

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peristalsis

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18
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What is a vasectomy?

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severing of the vas deferens

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What is the success rate of a vasectomy? Reversal success rate?

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100%; 50%

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What % of semen do the seminal vesicles produce?

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60%

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What is semen made of? (2)

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fructose, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)

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What % of semen does the prostate produce?

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30%

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What is the function of the prostate gland?

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to make the sperm motile (able to move)

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What is benine prostate hyperplasia?

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increased size of the prostate

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What does benine prostate hyperplasia cause?
decreased urine flow, due to distorted urethra
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Prostate cancer is ____ most common cause of cancer death in men
2nd
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What's the function of the epididymus?
where the sperm is matured
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How long does it take for sperm to go through the epididymus? How long can sperm be stored here?
20 days; can be stored for several months
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How does sperm move through duct work during ejaculation?
peristalsis
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How many sperm are made daily?
400 million
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What is the success rate of a vasectomy? Reversal success rate?
100%; 50%
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What % of semen do the seminal vesicles produce?
60%
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What is semen made of? (2)
fructose, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
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What % of semen does the prostate produce?
30%
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What is the function of the prostate gland?
to make the sperm motile (able to move)
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What is benine prostate hyperplasia?
increased size of the prostate
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What does benine prostate hyperplasia cause?
decreased urine flow, due to distorted urethra
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Prostate cancer is ____ most common cause of cancer death in men
2nd
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ED medications do what?
increase the power of nitric oxide
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What % of semen is made up by sperm?
10%
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How many sperm per ejaculate?
750 million
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How many sperm are made daily?
400 million
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The erection is controlled by spinal nerves from which sacral segments?
2,3,4
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What chemical is released during an erection via the parasympathetic response?
nitric oxide
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What happens to the arteries and veins of the penis during an erection?
vasodilation of arteries | vasoconstriction of the veins
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What muscle contracts to ejaculate sperm?
bulbospongiosus muscle
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How fast is semen propelled out of the urethra?
11 mph
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What is the refractory period after a male orgasm? How long does it last?
time between erections, can last between minutes to hours
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What causes erectile dysfunction?
decrease in nitric oxide
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What % of men over 40 have some form of ED?
50%
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ED medications do what?
increase the power of nitric oxide
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What is the acrosome of the sperm?
clear part around head that contain enzymes to penetrate corona radiata
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What are homologues?
chromosomes that code for the same information (one from mom, one from dad)
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When do the chromosomes become unreplicated during spermatogenesis? (single stranded)
after meiosis II
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Are gametes diploid or haploid?
haploid (23 chromosomes)
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What occurs during meiosis I?
results in two daughter cells with 23 replicated (double stranded) chromosomes each
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What occurs during synapsis? (meiosis I)
process which buttons together homologous pairs
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What forms a tetrad? (meiosis I)
synapsis
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What are crossovers? (meiosis I)
exchange of genetic material within the tetrad
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What occurs during meiosis II?
two daughter cells are are split into 4 unreplicated cells with 23 chromosomes each (4 spermatids)
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During spermatogenesis, what happens to the type A cell?
stays at basement membrane and becomes stem cell, to go through mitosis again
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During spermatogenesis, what happens to the type B cell?
it becomes the primary spermatocyte
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The 4 spermatids formed from by meiosis II go through what? What do they become?
spermiogenesis; become 4 individual spermatozoa
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What is the acrosome of the sperm?
clear part around head that contain enzymes to penetrate corona radiata
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What does the mid piece of sperm sperm contain?
mitochondria
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What hormones work together to produce testosterone? What organ produces them?
LH, FSH; anterior pituitary gland

Zach's TCC Anatomy Test 4 (4 decks)

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