MT 30 (LAB): MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

+What is the primary role of the male reproductive system?

Produce, maintain, and deliver sperm for fertilization.

+True or False: The male reproductive system includes only internal organs.

False.

+Identify the organ responsible for sperm and testosterone production.

Testes.

+Fill in the blank: The _____ is where sperm matures.

Epididymis.

+True or False: The vas deferens transports sperm during ejaculation.

True.

+What gland produces a fructose-rich fluid to nourish sperm?

Seminal vesicles.

+What gland adds enzymes and fluids that help sperm motility?

Prostate gland.

+True or False: The penis only functions for sexual reproduction.

False.

+Identify the structure that regulates testes temperature.

Scrotum.

+True or False: The male body produces about 1,500 sperm per second.

True.

+Fill in the blank: The gland secretes lubricating mucus.

Bulbourethral (Cowper’s) glands.

+Identify the type of tissue lining the reproductive tract.

Epithelial tissue.

+True or False: Connective tissue is absent in the penis.

False.

+What tissue type helps propel sperm through the vas deferens?

Muscle tissue (smooth muscle).

+Fill in the blank: The ____ muscle regulates the temperature of the testes.

Cremaster muscle.

+What type of tissue controls function and sensation in the reproductive system?

Nervous tissue.

+True or False: Spermatogenesis occurs in the germinal tissue of seminiferous tubules.

True.

+Identify the cells that produce testosterone in the testes.

Leydig cells.

+Fill in the blank: cells produce androgen-binding proteins.

Sertoli cells.

+True or False: The penis is involved in both urine excretion and sexual intercourse.

True.

+Identify the duct that transports mature sperm from the epididymis.

Vas deferens.

+Fill in the blank: The ___ duct combines sperm with fluids from accessory glands.

Ejaculatory duct.

+True or False: The urethra transports only semen.

False.

+What organ serves as the passage for both semen and urine?

Urethra

+True or False: The scrotum protects and cools the testes.

True.

+Identify the external genitalia responsible for semen delivery.

Penis.

+Fill in the blank: The ___ holds and protects the testes.

Scrotum.

+What is the main male sex hormone?

Testosterone.

+True or False: Leydig cells are found inside seminiferous tubules.

False.

+Fill in the blank: ___ tubules are the site of spermatogenesis.

Seminiferous tubules.