Sperm are mixed with seminal fluid to produce _____.
semen
A structure common to both excretory and reproduction systems is the _____.
urethra
Sperm are produced in the _____ _____ of the testes.
seminiferous tubules
A surgical procedure to insure male sterility is called _____.
vasectomy
The proper temperature required for sperm formation is insured by the _____.
scrotum
The testes are connected to the vas deferens by the _____.
epididymus
The vas deferens loops around the _____ after it enter the body.
bladder
The length of the urethra in males is _____ than that in females.
longer
The cell that undergoes meiosis in the testes is the _____ _____.
primary spermatocyte
What produces testosterone in males?
interstitial cells
What is removed during a circumcision?
foreskin
Where do the urethra and vas deferens join?
prostate gland
Where is sperm stored?
epididymus
What controls the temperature of the testes?
scrotum
What male structure is homologous to the ovary in females?
testes
What is cut during a vasectomy?
vas deferens
What contains spongy tissue?
penis
What male structure stores perm in non-mammalian animals?
seminal vesicle
What produces most of the mucus of semen?
prostate gland
A tube that conducts sperm from the epididymus to the urethra in males is referred to as the _____ _____.
vas deferens
The site of sperm production in males which makes up 80% of the mass of each testis are the _____ _____.
seminiferous tubules
The structure in the urinary tract that also functions during reproduction in males the the _____.
urethra
True or false. During sperm maturation, secondary spermatocytes are the products of meiosis II that go on to form spermatids, which undergo restructuring to form spermatozoa.
False
Which male reproductive structures are responsible for the transport and delivery of sperm?
A.
Why are human testes located in the external sac rather than the abdominal cavity?
So the testes can be kept cooler than the body's interior
What structure of a sperm cell contains enzymes that are released when the sperm encounters an egg and dissolves a hole in the jellylike matrix that surrounds the egg?