The Pelvis Part 3 Male

Question 1

What skin covered sac of the male reproductive system houses the testes?

Answer 1

Scrotum

Question 2

What is the female homolog of the scrotum?

Answer 2

Labia majora

Question 3

What layer of smooth muscle lies within the scrotum?

Answer 3

Darts muscle

Question 4

What is the function of the dartos muscle?

Answer 4

Constrict the scrotum

Question 5

What is the copulatory organ of the male?

Answer 5

Penis

Question 6

What is the internal portion of the penis?

Answer 6

Root

Question 7

What is the elongated movable portion of the penis?

Answer 7

Body

Question 8

What is the tip of the penis?

Answer 8

Glans

Question 9

What opening is found within the gland penis?

Answer 9

Urethral orifice

Question 10

What is the circular fold of skin over the top of the penis?

Answer 10

Prepuce (foreskin)

Question 11

What are the paired columns of erectile tissue located on the dorsal side of the penis?

Answer 11

Corpora cavernosa

Question 12

What column of erectile tissue within the penis surrounds the urethra?

Answer 12

Corpus spongiosum

Question 13

What are the primary sex organs of the male?

Answer 13

Testes

Question 14

Within the testes what are the tightly coiled structures where sperm are produced?

Answer 14

Seminiferous tubules

Question 15

Where do the testes develop?

Answer 15

Within the abdomen

Question 16

What structure must the testes pass through to reach the scrotum?

Answer 16

Inguinal canal

Question 17

What extension of the internal abdominal oblique helps to regulate the temperature of the testis?

Answer 17

Cremaster muscle

Question 18

What is an inguinal hernia?

Answer 18

A condition when the intestines push through the abdominal wall

Question 19

The blood vessels and nerves to the testis travel from within the abdomen to the scrotum in what multilayered structure?

Answer 19

Spermatic cord

Question 20

What plexus of veins within the spermatic cord captures heat from the testicular artery in order to help cool the testis?

Answer 20

Pampiniform plexus

Question 21

What comma shaped structure lies on the posterior side of the testis and is where sperm mature and become mobile?

Answer 21

Epididymis

Question 22

What thick walled tube travels within the spermatic cord through the inguinal canal and within the plevic cavity?

Answer 22

Ductus deferens

Question 23

As the ductus deferens approaches the superoposterior edge of the prostate gland it enlarges into what structure?

Answer 23

Ampulla of the ductus deferens?

Question 24

What accessory glands of the male reproductive system are located on the posterior surface of the urinary bladder adjacent to the ampulla of the ductus deferens?

Answer 24

Seminal vesicles

Question 25

What accessory gland of the male reproductive system is shaped like a walnut and is located at the base of the bladder?

Answer 25

Prostate gland

Question 26

What structure conducts sperm and a component of seminal fluid through the prostate toward the urethra?

Answer 26

Ejaculatory duct

Question 27

What is the female homolog of the prostate?

Answer 27

Paraurethral gland

Question 28

What are the paired pea shaped accessory glands of the male reproductive system located on each side of the urethra?

Answer 28

Bulbourethral glands