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29 Cards in this Set
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What are the primary sex organs of the male reproductive system? |
Gonads |
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When does puberty start? |
Between 10-14, and is complete by age 18 |
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What is the scale that is bases the development of male genetalia? |
Tanner’s Scale |
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What are the male gonads? |
Testes |
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What is the exocrine function of the testes? |
Sperm production |
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What is the endocrine function of the testes? |
Produce testosterone |
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What stimulates the descend of the testes into the scrotum?What |
Testosterone |
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What separates the testes from the scrotal wall?What |
Tunica Vaginalis |
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What is the fibrous capsule that covers each testis? |
Tunica albuginea |
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What is the male reproductive cell? |
Sperm |
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What is the missle that pierces the egg cell? |
Acrosome |
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What is the enzyme that digests the female egg cell wall? |
Hyaluronidase |
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What tubules secrete sperm? |
Seminiferous Tubules |
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What regulates the production of FSH? |
Inhibin |
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What hormone stimulates the production of sperm? |
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) |
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______ stimulates testosterone production, leading to development of sperm |
Luteinizing Hormone |
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When is testosterone produced? |
In puberty |
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What holds and protects the testes, maintains the temperature for healthy production, and is situated between the legs and the root of the penis. |
Scrotum |
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What causes the wrinkling of the scrotal skin? |
Dartos Muscle |
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What raises and lowers the testicles depending on the temperature? |
Cremaster Muscles |
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What are the two parts that make up the penis? |
The shaft and the glands |
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What is the other name for foreskin?What |
Prepuce |
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What is found in the foreskin, and is considered dirty? |
Smegma |
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What duct stores sperm, contracts for ejaculation? |
Epididymis |
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What causes the sperm movement along the epididymis |
Peristaltic contractions |
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What duct transports the seken into the ejaculatory duct? |
Vas Deferens |
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What encloses the vas deferens |
The spermatic cord |
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What is the site where seminal vesicle secretions are mixed with sperm? |
Ejaculatory ducts |
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The channel that carries sperm outside the penis |
Urethra |
