Male Reproductive System

Question 0

Hormones are transported by: _____________

Answer 0

The circulatory system

Question 1

What is the “Endocrine System”?

Answer 1

Glands that control the body’s activities.

Question 2

What makes up the “Pituitary Gland”?

Answer 2

Anterior: Metabolism; growth rate
Intermediate: Stimulates pigment cells
Posterior: Water Balance

Question 3

Where is the “Pineal Gland” located?

Answer 3

In the brain.

Question 4

What is the function of the “Pineal Gland”?

Answer 4

To regulate sleep

Question 5

Where is the “Thyroid Gland” located?

Answer 5

The neck.

Question 6

What is the function of the “Thyroid Gland”?

Answer 6

• Take iodine and coverts it into thyroid hormones.
• Regulates metabolism.
• Prevents break down of bone.

Question 7

Where is the “Parathyroid” located?

Answer 7

The neck.

Question 8

What is the function of the “Parathyroid”?

Answer 8

• Regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body.

Question 9

Where is the “Adrenal Gland” found?

Answer 9

At the top of the kidney.

Question 10

What is the function of the “Adrenal Gland”?

Answer 10

• Adrenaline “fight or flight response”

Question 11

What does aldosterone do?

Answer 11

• Helps regulate levels of sodium.
• Controls blood pressure.
• Balances fluids.
• balances electrolytes.

Question 12

Where is the “Thymus” found?

Answer 12

In the chest.

Question 13

What is the function of the “Thymus”?

Answer 13

• AIDS IN THE BODY’S IMMUNE SYSTEM.
• Selects mature T-cells to fight infections.
• Also develops the immune system

Question 14

Where is the pancreas found?

Answer 14

In the abdomen.

Question 15

What is the function of the pancreas?

Answer 15

• Secretes insulin and glucagon

- Regulates blood pressure

Question 16

Where are the testes located?

Answer 16

In the scrotum.

Question 17

What is the function of the testes?

Answer 17

• Testosterone
• MALE SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTIC
• Male reproductive functions

Question 18

What is the function of the scrotum?

Answer 18

The scrotum is a patch of skin that holds the testes.

- It helps to regulate temperature.

Question 19

What is the Epididymis?

Answer 19

Tubes in which sperm mature.

Question 20

What is the Vas Deferens?

Answer 20

• A tube that leads from the testes to the seminal vesicles.

- It carries sperm into the body.

Question 21

What is the function of the seminal vesicles?

Answer 21

• Produces a thick milky fluid that is added to sperm.

- Makes food for sperm.

Question 22

What is the function of the prostate?

Answer 22

To make alkali to protect the sperm.

Question 23

What is the urethra?

Answer 23

The canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder and where semen is discharged.

Question 24

What is the penis?

Answer 24

The male organ of copulation and of urinary excretion.

Question 25

What is the Foreskin?

Answer 25

The loose folds of skin that covers the glans of the penis.

Question 26

What is semen?

Answer 26

Semen contains sperm, food, and alkali. | It is also called the seminal fluid.

Question 27

What is erection?

Answer 27

The firm and enlarged condition of a body organ or part when the erectile tissue surrounding it becomes filled with blood.

Question 28

What is ejaculation?

Answer 28

The expulsion of seminal fluid from the urethra of the penis during organism.

Question 29

What are nocturnal emissions?

Answer 29

An involuntary ejaculation of semen during sleep (usually during a dream).

Question 30

What is a circumcision?

Answer 30

The surgical removal of part or all of the foreskin.

Question 31

What is the vasectomy?

Answer 31

The surgical removal of all or part of the vans deferens, usually as a mean of sterilization.

Question 32

Hemia

Answer 32

The protrusion of an organ or other bodily structure through the wall that normally contains it.

Question 33

Cowper's Gland

Answer 33

Secrete a clear fluid (pre-ejaculate) to clean urethra. (May contain healthy sperm).

Question 34

Seminiferous Tubiles

Answer 34

Ducts in the testes where sperm is created.