The Male Reporductive System

Question 1

function of the male reproduction system

Answer 1

production of offspring

Question 2

Gonads

Answer 2

primary sex organs
males: testes
females: ovaries

Question 3

Gametes

Answer 3

sex or reproductive cells made in the gonads
male: sperm
female: ova/egg

Question 4

sex hormones

Answer 4

males: androgens
females: estrogen and progesterone

Question 5

accessory reproductive organs

Answer 5

ducts, glands, and external genitalia

Question 6

testes

Answer 6

male gonad that produces sperm cells; found within the scrotum

Question 7

how are sperm cells delivered

Answer 7

delivered to the body’s exterior through a series of ducts

Question 8

what way does sperm travel

Answer 8

epididymis -> vas/ductus deferens -> ejaculatory duct -> urethra

Question 9

accessory structures

Answer 9

seminal, prostate, and bulbourethral glands

Question 10

the scrotum

Answer 10

• sac of skin and superficial fascia, contains paired testes
• hangs outside the body’s abdominopelvic cavity
• midline septum divides the scrotum into 2 compartments - 1 for each testis
• maintains a temperature about 3C cooler than body temperature

Question 11

two set of muscle in the scrotum

Answer 11

dartos
cremaster

Question 12

dartos

Answer 12

smooth muscle, wrinkles scrotal skin, pulls scrotum close to the body

Question 13

cremaster

Answer 13

skeletal muscle, bands of muscle that elevate the testes

Question 14

each testis is surrounded by how many tunics

Answer 14

2 (tunica vaginalis, tunica albuginea)

Question 15

tunica vaginalis

Answer 15

outer layer, derived from peritoneum

Question 16

tunica albuginea

Answer 16

inner layer, forms fibrous capsule

Question 17

seminiferous tubules

Answer 17

sperm factory

Question 18

seminiferous tubules of each lobule converge to form the…

Answer 18

straight tubule -> rete testis -> efferent tubules -> epididymis

Question 19

slide 6 and 7

Question 20

slide 8

Question 21

penis

Answer 21

male copulatory organ

Question 22

external genitalia

Answer 22

scrotum + penis

Question 23

anatomy of peis

Answer 23

• root + shaft + glans penis
• prepuce (foreskin)

Question 24

prepuce

Answer 24

cuff of loose skin covering the glans

Question 25

circumcisions

Answer 25

surgical removal of the foreskin

Question 26

what is the positive of circumcision

Answer 26

reduction in the risk of contracting HIV or other reproductive infections