Human Body in Health and Illness 6th Edition Herlihy Test Bank
Chapter 26: Reproductive Systems
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The seminiferous tubules
a. are located in the pelvic cavity.
b. are tightly coiled structures that produce sperm.
c. secrete testosterone.
d. are primarily concerned with ejaculation.
ANS: B
2. The scrotum
a. makes sperm.
b. is a sac located between the thighs and holds the testicles.
c. secretes androgens.
d. contains the prostate gland and urethra.
ANS: B
3. What is the coiled structure that sits on top of the testes and is the place where sperm mature?
a. Scrotum
b. Epididymis
c. Prostate gland
d. Prepuce
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ANS: B
4. Which term refers to the penis and scrotum?
a. External genitals
b. Gonads
c. Gametes
d. Zygotes
ANS: A
5. Which piece of skin, also called the foreskin, is removed during circumcision?
a. Scrotum
b. Penis
c. Epididymis
d. Prepuce
ANS: D
6. Which structure carries both urine and semen?
a. Vagina
b. Urethra
c. Ejaculatory duct
d. Vas deferens
ANS: B
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7. What is the male copulatory organ called?
a. Penis
b. Vas deferens
c. Prostate gland
d. Testes
ANS: A
8. Which cells secrete testosterone?
a. Prostate gland
b. Prepuce
c. Interstitial cells
d. Seminiferous tubules
ANS: C
9. What state is caused by the filling of erectile tissue with blood?
a. Impotence
b. Orgasm
c. Erection
d. Emission
ANS: C
10. What is the androgen that is necessary for sperm formation and for the development of the
male secondary sex characteristics?
a. ACTH
b. Progesterone
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c. Chorionic gonadotropin
d. Testosterone
ANS: D
11. Which term refers to the movement of sperm and glandular secretions from the testes and
genital ducts into the urethra?
a. Ejaculation
b. Emission
c. Orgasm
d. Erection
ANS: B
12. Which hormone is also called interstitial cell-stimulating hormone and stimulates the
interstitial cells to secrete testosterone?
a. FSH
b. Estrogen
c. Luteinizing hormone
d. Chorionic gonadotropin
ANS: C
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Chapter 26: Reproductive Systems
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The seminiferous tubules
a. are located in the pelvic cavity.
b. are tightly coiled structures that produce sperm.
c. secrete testosterone.
d. are primarily concerned with ejaculation.
ANS: B
2. The scrotum
a. makes sperm.
b. is a sac located between the thighs and holds the testicles.
c. secretes androgens.
d. contains the prostate gland and urethra.
ANS: B
3. What is the coiled structure that sits on top of the testes and is the place where sperm mature?
a. Scrotum
b. Epididymis
c. Prostate gland
d. Prepuce
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ANS: B
4. Which term refers to the penis and scrotum?
a. External genitals
b. Gonads
c. Gametes
d. Zygotes
ANS: A
5. Which piece of skin, also called the foreskin, is removed during circumcision?
a. Scrotum
b. Penis
c. Epididymis
d. Prepuce
ANS: D
6. Which structure carries both urine and semen?
a. Vagina
b. Urethra
c. Ejaculatory duct
d. Vas deferens
ANS: B
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, Human Body in Health and Illness 6th Edition Herlihy Test Bank
7. What is the male copulatory organ called?
a. Penis
b. Vas deferens
c. Prostate gland
d. Testes
ANS: A
8. Which cells secrete testosterone?
a. Prostate gland
b. Prepuce
c. Interstitial cells
d. Seminiferous tubules
ANS: C
9. What state is caused by the filling of erectile tissue with blood?
a. Impotence
b. Orgasm
c. Erection
d. Emission
ANS: C
10. What is the androgen that is necessary for sperm formation and for the development of the
male secondary sex characteristics?
a. ACTH
b. Progesterone
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c. Chorionic gonadotropin
d. Testosterone
ANS: D
11. Which term refers to the movement of sperm and glandular secretions from the testes and
genital ducts into the urethra?
a. Ejaculation
b. Emission
c. Orgasm
d. Erection
ANS: B
12. Which hormone is also called interstitial cell-stimulating hormone and stimulates the
interstitial cells to secrete testosterone?
a. FSH
b. Estrogen
c. Luteinizing hormone
d. Chorionic gonadotropin
ANS: C
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