FMST 316 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
testicles (2) - Answers --analogous to ovaries
-produce hormones (1. type of testosterone women do not have; 2. androgenic
hormone) and sperm
why are the testicles outside the male body? - Answers -sperm are unhappy at body
temperature
cremaster muscles - Answers -contract to pull the testes upwards and closer to the
body for temp regulation when cold or when sexually aroused
cremaster muscle theory (during sexual arousal) - Answers -pull the testes upward b/c
they are preparing for sperm to leave body; also protects the testicles
blue balls - Answers -when cremaster muscles have been contracted for an extended
period of time
epididymis - Answers -sperm matures here and leaves
vas deferens - Answers -sperm leaves through here after maturing in epididymis
seminal vesicles - Answers -fluid picked up here
scrotum (scrotal sac) - Answers -analogous to female labia; pouch of skin that holds
the testicles, epididymis, and a small portion of the vas deferens
ejaculate composition (4) - Answers --3-5 mL
-200-500 million sperm
-the percentage of ejaculate that is sperm = 1-5%
-70% of fluid is from seminal vesicles, 30% is from prostate
sperm release pathway (4) - Answers --seminiferous tubules make sperm and store
immature
-travel to epididymis to matures, leaves through vas deferens
-travel through seminal vesicles and prostate, picking up fluid
-exits body through urethra
vasectomy - Answers -only removes sperm from the ejaculate (does not effect amount
of ejaculate; will still be 95-99%)
peyronie's disease - Answers -fibrous scar tissue that develops on the penis and
causes curved, painful erections
testicles (2) - Answers --analogous to ovaries
-produce hormones (1. type of testosterone women do not have; 2. androgenic
hormone) and sperm
why are the testicles outside the male body? - Answers -sperm are unhappy at body
temperature
cremaster muscles - Answers -contract to pull the testes upwards and closer to the
body for temp regulation when cold or when sexually aroused
cremaster muscle theory (during sexual arousal) - Answers -pull the testes upward b/c
they are preparing for sperm to leave body; also protects the testicles
blue balls - Answers -when cremaster muscles have been contracted for an extended
period of time
epididymis - Answers -sperm matures here and leaves
vas deferens - Answers -sperm leaves through here after maturing in epididymis
seminal vesicles - Answers -fluid picked up here
scrotum (scrotal sac) - Answers -analogous to female labia; pouch of skin that holds
the testicles, epididymis, and a small portion of the vas deferens
ejaculate composition (4) - Answers --3-5 mL
-200-500 million sperm
-the percentage of ejaculate that is sperm = 1-5%
-70% of fluid is from seminal vesicles, 30% is from prostate
sperm release pathway (4) - Answers --seminiferous tubules make sperm and store
immature
-travel to epididymis to matures, leaves through vas deferens
-travel through seminal vesicles and prostate, picking up fluid
-exits body through urethra
vasectomy - Answers -only removes sperm from the ejaculate (does not effect amount
of ejaculate; will still be 95-99%)
peyronie's disease - Answers -fibrous scar tissue that develops on the penis and
causes curved, painful erections
