Male Reproductive System

Question 1

Scrotum

Answer 1

sac of skin and fascia that hangs from base of penis
-divided into 2 compartments, each holds a teste

Question 2

Testes

Answer 2

male organ that produces sperm

Question 3

Epididymis

Answer 3

organ that lies next to testis
-sperm is stored here after maturation

Question 4

Ductus Deferens

Answer 4

tube in which sperm travel once leave epididymis

Question 5

Ejaculatory ducts

Answer 5

short tubes that connect the ductus deferens to the urethra

Question 6

Urethra

Answer 6

passageway for urine to semen

Question 7

Spermatic cord

Answer 7

connects each testis to the body cavity

Question 8

Accessory sex glands

Answer 8

help transport sperm by secreting substaces

Question 9

Penis

Answer 9

organ that passes urine and delivers sperm

Question 10

Spermatogonia

Answer 10

cells nearest the basement membrane that line the walls of the seminiferous tubes

Question 11

What kind of cells are spermatogonia

Answer 11

stem cells - they can continuously divide without maturing into specialized cells

Question 12

Where do sperm cells (mature) go after spermatogonia

Answer 12

toward the lumen

Question 13

Spermatogenesis

Answer 13

process that begins with spermatogonia and ends with the production of sperm.

Question 14

How long does the production cycle take?

Answer 14

from spermatogonia to full on sperm - 64 days
-new cycle starts every 16 days

Question 15

How does the process begin

Answer 15

With mitosis because the cells are diploid (2 nucleus)

Question 16

What are mature gametes

Answer 16

-haploid (1 nucleus)
-these cells must undergo another cell division through meiosis