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34 Cards in this Set
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What is the composition of semen? |
Sperm, fructose, clotting enzymes, clot dissolving enzymes, prostaglandins, buffers, antibodies |
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What are the three mechanisms for regulating temperature for males? |
Cremaster muscle, dartos muscles, pampiniform plexus |
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What does the head portion of the sperm contain? |
Nucleus and Acrosome |
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What does the mid piece portion of the sperm contain? |
Mitochondria |
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What is the function of the tail portion in sperm? |
Locomotion |
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What does the spermatic cord contain? |
Vas deferens, blood vessels and nerves. |
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Where does the flow of semen start? |
Seminiferous tubules |
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Where does the flow of semen go after the seminiferous tubules?
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Straight tubules |
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Where does the flow of semen go after the straight tubules? |
Rete testis |
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Where does the flow of semen go after the rate testis? |
Efferent ductules |
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Where does the flow of semen go after the efferent ductules? |
Epididymsis |
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Where does the flow of semen go after the epididymsis? |
Vas deferens |
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Where does the flow of semen go after the vas deferens? |
Ejaculatory duct |
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Where does the flow of semen go after the ejaculatory duct? |
Urethra |
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Where does the flow of semen go after the urethra? |
External urethral orifice |
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Males and females have this one structure in common? |
Tunica Albuginea |
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What is the male reproductive cells? |
Sperm |
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Where is the sperm produced? |
Testes |
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Where does sperm mature? |
Epididymsis |
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Where is mature sperm stored? |
Epididymsis |
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What is the vas deferens? |
A duct that carries sperm from the epididymsis to the urethra |
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What is the skeletal muscle that is an extension of the abdominal oblique? |
Cremaster muscle |
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Where is the ejaculatory duct? |
Within the prostate gland |
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Where does the ejaculatory duct empty? |
Ampulla of vas deferens |
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What develops into the penis? |
Phallus |
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What develops into the scrotum? |
Labioscrotal folds |
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What are the accessory structures that form the duct system? |
Epididymsis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, and urethra |
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What are the accessory glands in males? |
Prostate, seminal glands, bulbo-urethral glands |
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What does the seminal gland produce? |
Seminal fluid/60% of semen |
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What does the prostate gland produce? |
A slightly acidic and milky fluid which helps activate semen/30% of semen |
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What does the bulb-urethral gland produce? |
A thick and clear, slightly alkaline fluid |
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What is purpose of bulbo-urethral fluid? |
Lubcriates the tip of the penis and neutralizes traces of acidic urine in the urethra |
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What are the three erectile tissues in a penis? |
Dorsal corpus cavernosum (2) and ventral corpus spongiosum (1) |
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What is the bulbo - urethral gland also known as? |
Cowper's gland |
