TEAS 7 Reproductive System18
DIFFERENCES B/W MALE AND FEMALE STRUCTCURE - ANSWERS
Many structures within the male and female reproductive system are ... - ANSWERShomologous
to each other bc the share a common developmental pathway
What is the male reproductive system designed to do? - ANSWERSDesigned to produce sperm
and deliver it to female for fertilization
Is most of the male reproductive structures external or internal? - ANSWERSexternal
Why are most of the male reproductive structures external? - ANSWERSTo keep the sperm at
the optimal temperature
The testes produce much higher levels of ----- than female gonads and they produce millions of
------ per day after puberty - ANSWERSThe testes produce much higher levels of testosterone
than female gonads and they produce millions of gametes per day after puberty
The male urethra is a common passageway for both ----- and ----- - ANSWERSThe male urethra is
a common passageway for both urine and semen
What is the female reproductive system designed to do? - ANSWERSTo nurture a developing
embryo
Is most of the female reproductive structures external or internal? - ANSWERSinternal
,The ovaries produce much higher levels of ------ than male gonads - ANSWERSThe ovaries
produce much higher levels of estrogen than male gonads
TRUE or FALSE
Females contain all of the oocytes that they will ever have before birth and only one is release
per month during ovulation - ANSWERSTRUE
Is the female urethra connected to the reproductive system? - ANSWERSNOOO
MALE GENITALIA - ANSWERS
What are the internal male genitalia (5) - ANSWERSEpididymis
Vas deferens
Accessory glands:
Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland
Cowper's glands (bulbourethral glands)
What is the epididymis and what is its function? - ANSWERSA convoluted tube attached to the
outside of a testicle that nourishes sperm as they finish maturing and stores them until
ejaculation
nourishes sperm as they finish maturing and stores them until ejaculation -
ANSWERSepididymis
After the epididymus, where does sperm pass and and exit through the penis? (3) -
ANSWERSvas deferens (sperm duct)
, ejaculatory duct
urethra
Penis
What does the seminal vesicle do? - ANSWERSsecrete fluid into the ejaculatory duct that makes
up roughly 60% of the volume of sperm
What are the 3 contents of the mildly alkaline fluid? - ANSWERSFructose
Prostaglandins
Proteins
What do the secretions of the prostate gland do? - ANSWERSNourish the sperm and increase
their motility
How much volume of semen is in the prostate gland? - ANSWERS30% of semen volume
What do the Cowper's gland secrete? - ANSWERSsecrete a lubricating fluid that makes up 2-5%
of semen volume
What are the 2 external male genitalia? - ANSWERSPenis
Scrotum
What is the penis? - ANSWERSthe erectile organ responsible for delivering sperm to the female
the erectile organ responsible for delivering sperm to the female - ANSWERSPenis
What are the 3 cylinders of spongy tissue? - ANSWERSA pair of corpora cavernosa
DIFFERENCES B/W MALE AND FEMALE STRUCTCURE - ANSWERS
Many structures within the male and female reproductive system are ... - ANSWERShomologous
to each other bc the share a common developmental pathway
What is the male reproductive system designed to do? - ANSWERSDesigned to produce sperm
and deliver it to female for fertilization
Is most of the male reproductive structures external or internal? - ANSWERSexternal
Why are most of the male reproductive structures external? - ANSWERSTo keep the sperm at
the optimal temperature
The testes produce much higher levels of ----- than female gonads and they produce millions of
------ per day after puberty - ANSWERSThe testes produce much higher levels of testosterone
than female gonads and they produce millions of gametes per day after puberty
The male urethra is a common passageway for both ----- and ----- - ANSWERSThe male urethra is
a common passageway for both urine and semen
What is the female reproductive system designed to do? - ANSWERSTo nurture a developing
embryo
Is most of the female reproductive structures external or internal? - ANSWERSinternal
,The ovaries produce much higher levels of ------ than male gonads - ANSWERSThe ovaries
produce much higher levels of estrogen than male gonads
TRUE or FALSE
Females contain all of the oocytes that they will ever have before birth and only one is release
per month during ovulation - ANSWERSTRUE
Is the female urethra connected to the reproductive system? - ANSWERSNOOO
MALE GENITALIA - ANSWERS
What are the internal male genitalia (5) - ANSWERSEpididymis
Vas deferens
Accessory glands:
Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland
Cowper's glands (bulbourethral glands)
What is the epididymis and what is its function? - ANSWERSA convoluted tube attached to the
outside of a testicle that nourishes sperm as they finish maturing and stores them until
ejaculation
nourishes sperm as they finish maturing and stores them until ejaculation -
ANSWERSepididymis
After the epididymus, where does sperm pass and and exit through the penis? (3) -
ANSWERSvas deferens (sperm duct)
, ejaculatory duct
urethra
Penis
What does the seminal vesicle do? - ANSWERSsecrete fluid into the ejaculatory duct that makes
up roughly 60% of the volume of sperm
What are the 3 contents of the mildly alkaline fluid? - ANSWERSFructose
Prostaglandins
Proteins
What do the secretions of the prostate gland do? - ANSWERSNourish the sperm and increase
their motility
How much volume of semen is in the prostate gland? - ANSWERS30% of semen volume
What do the Cowper's gland secrete? - ANSWERSsecrete a lubricating fluid that makes up 2-5%
of semen volume
What are the 2 external male genitalia? - ANSWERSPenis
Scrotum
What is the penis? - ANSWERSthe erectile organ responsible for delivering sperm to the female
the erectile organ responsible for delivering sperm to the female - ANSWERSPenis
What are the 3 cylinders of spongy tissue? - ANSWERSA pair of corpora cavernosa
