Chapter 27 Exam 4

Front 1

The structures in the female pelvis are
supported by many ligaments (often
extensions of the parietal peritoneum).Forms a peritoneal drape over uterus

Back 1

 Broad ligament

Front 2

What do we call the portion of this ligament
that connects to the uterine tube?

Back 2

 Mesosalpinx

Front 3

What do we call the portion of this ligament
that supports the ovary?

Back 3

Mesovarium

Front 4

What term is used for the falling of the
uterus into the vagina when these ligaments
weaken?

Back 4

 Prolapse

Front 5

What do we call the fibrous connective
tissue bands that support the breast,
extending from the skin to the fascia of the
pectoralis major?

Back 5

 Suspensory ligaments

Front 6

What is the name of the pigmented area
around the nipple that contains numerous
sebaceous glands?

Back 6

 Areola

Front 7

What do we call the large ducts within each
lobe of the breast that have collected the
milk from several lobules?

Back 7

 Lactiferous ducts

Front 8

What do we call the expansions of the
lumens of these ducts where milk is stored
prior to release from the nipple?

Back 8

 Lactiferous sinuses

Front 9

What are the primary sex organs of the
male?
 Singular

Back 9

 Testis

Front 10

What are the primary sex organs of the
male?
Plural

Back 10

Testes

Front 11

What tubes of the male primary sex organ
are involved in sperm formation?

Back 11

 Seminiferous tubules

Front 12

What cells of the male primary sex organ
are involved in androgen formation?

Back 12

 Interstitial cells

Front 13

What skin covered muscular sac houses the
testes?

Back 13

 Scrotum

Front 14

What is the function of this sac?

Back 14

 Provide cooler environment for testes

Front 15

What layer of smooth muscle lies within
this sac and can relax or contract to place
the testes further from or nearer to the
body?

Back 15

 Dartos

Front 16

What do we call the ‘seam’ running along
the ventral surface of this sac and the penis?

Back 16

 Raphe

Front 17

What fibromuscular organ runs from the
inguinal canal to wrap around the testis,
carrying nerves and blood vessels as well as
a tube for sperm transport?

Back 17

 Spermatic cord

Front 18

What layer of smooth muscle in this organ
can raise or lower each testis individually?

Back 18

 Cremaster muscle

Front 19

What is the name of the venous network
within this organ that surrounds the
testicular artery?

Back 19

 Pampiniform plexus

Front 20

What is the function of this venous
network?

Back 20

 Counter-current heat exchange with testicular
artery

Front 21

What is the name of the comma-shaped
structure wrapped around ½ the testis that is
a long coiled tube within a connective tissue
membrane that reabsorbs unused sperm?

Back 21

 Epididymis

Front 22

What is the name of the thick-walled tube
that carries sperm into the pelvic cavity ?

Back 22

 Ductus (Vas) deferens

Front 23

The secretions from three accessory reproductive
glands combine with sperm to form what fluid?

Back 23

 Semen

Front 24

What accessory glands of the male are located on
the posterior surface of the urinary bladder
adjacent to the ampulla of the ductus deferens and
secrete an alkali fluid containing fructose and
prostaglandins?

Back 24

 Seminal vesicles

Front 25

What accessory gland of the male is located
at the base of the bladder and secretes a
slightly acidic fluid that contains a
component that prevents UTIs?

Back 25

 Prostate

Front 26

What short duct within this gland connects
sperm and secretions from another gland to
the urethra?

Back 26

 Ejaculatory duct

Front 27

What accessory gland of the male is pea
shaped, is the most distal on the urethra, and
mucin that lubricates the urethra and serves
as a lubricant?

Back 27

 Bulbourethral gland

Front 28

What is the copulatory organ of the male?

Back 28

 Penis

Front 29

 What is the technical term for the tip of the
penis?

Back 29

 Glans

Front 30

What is the technical term for the circular
fold of skin that covers the tip of the penis?

Back 30

Prepuce

Front 31

3 columns of erectile tissue
 What is the term for the dorsal, paired
erectile bodies?

Back 31

 Corpora cavernosa

Front 32

3 columns of erectile tissue
What is the term for the single, ventral
erectile body that contains the urethra and is
continuous with the tip of the penis ?

Back 32

 Corpus spongiosum

Front 33

List the homologous structure
Testes

Back 33

Ovaries

Front 34

List the homologous structure
Penis

Back 34

 Clitoris

Front 35

List the homologous structure
 Labia minora

Back 35

 Penis -shaft

Front 36

List the homologous structure
Labia majora

Back 36

 Scrotum

Front 37

Given the overall similarity between the
male and female list the major structures of
their reproductive tracts that have a similar
function but do not have share an origin

Back 37

 Vas deferens
 Uterine tubes/uterus