The Male Reproductive System: True Or False

Front 1

An alternate name for the reproductive organs is "gametes."

Back 1

False, gonads

Front 2

The two main functions of the testes are to produce "sperm cells" and hormones associated with the reproductive process.

Back 2

True

Front 3

The boundary between the two chambers of the testes is marked by a raised thickening called the "dartos."

Back 3

False, raphe

Front 4

Thin layers of "striated" muscle are located within the dermis of the scrotum, and they contract to give a wrinkled appearance.

Back 4

False, smooth

Front 5

The testes develop in a male "after" birth has taken place.

Back 5

False, before

Front 6

If the testes fail to descend into the scrotum, a condition called "accommodation" exists.

Back 6

False, cryptorchidism

Front 7

The canal through which the spermatic cord passes into the peritoneal cavity is the "pleural" canal

Back 7

False, inguinal

Front 8

The tightly coiled tubules known as "interstitial" tubules are the places where sperm cells are produced.

Back 8

False, seminiferous

Front 9

The main function of the interstitial cells is to produce "sex hormones."

Back 9

True

Front 10

"Spermatogenesis" is the process by which sperm cells are produced in the male.

Back 10

True

Front 11

In the process of meiosis, a "spermatid" divides to produce cells with 23 chromosomes.

Back 11

False, spermatocyte

Front 12

Another name for "spermatozoa" is sperm cells.

Back 12

True

Front 13

The acrosome is located on the "midpiece" of the mature sperm cell.

Back 13

False, head

Front 14

The number of chromosomes present in a sperm cells is "46."

Back 14

False, 23

Front 15

The sperm cell is pushed forward by a beating tail known as the "flagellum."

Back 15

True

Front 16

The plexus of seminiferous tubules that unite to enter the epididymis is known as the "raphe."

Back 16

False, rete testes

Front 17

The site of maturation of sperm cells is the "vas deferens."

Back 17

False, epididymis

Front 18

The duct leading from the testes that passes through the inguinal canal and enters the abdominal cavity is the "epididymis."

Back 18

False, vas deferens

Front 19

The duct extending from the urinary bladder to the tip of the penis is the "ejaculatory duct."

Back 19

False, urethra

Front 20

The fluid produced by both the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland is "acidic."

Back 20

False, alkaline

Front 21

The enlargement of the "seminal vesicles" in older males may interfere with urination.

Back 21

False, prostate gland

Front 22

The secretions of the bulbourethral glands, prostate gland, and seminal vesicles when combined with sperm cells form the "semen."

Back 22

True

Front 23

The foreskin that surrounds the tip of the penis and is removed in circumcision is known as the "prepuce."

Back 23

True

Front 24

One erectile tissue found in the penis is known as the "corpus callosum."

Back 24

False, corpus cavernosa

Front 25

An androgen that promotes sperm cell maturation is "FSH"

Back 25

False, testosterone