ATI TEAS 7 REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM –
EXAM QUESTIONS & COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
DIFFERENCES B/W MALE AND FEMALE STRUCTCURE - Answer~
Many structures within the male and female reproductive system are ... -
Answer~homologous to each other bc the share a common developmental pathway
What is the male reproductive system designed to do? - Answer~Designed to
produce sperm and deliver it to female for fertilization
Is most of the male reproductive structures external or internal? - Answer~external
Why are most of the male reproductive structures external? - Answer~To keep the
sperm at the optimal temperature
The testes produce much higher levels of ----- than female gonads and they produce
millions of ------ per day after puberty - Answer~The testes produce much higher
levels of testosterone than female gonads and they produce millions of gametes per
day after puberty
The male urethra is a common passageway for both ----- and ----- - Answer~The male
urethra is a common passageway for both urine and semen
What is the female reproductive system designed to do? - Answer~To nurture a
developing embryo
Is most of the female reproductive structures external or internal? - Answer~internal
,The ovaries produce much higher levels of ------ than male gonads - Answer~The
ovaries produce much higher levels of estrogen than male gonads
TRUE or FALSE
Females contain all of the oocytes that they will ever have before birth and only one
is release per month during ovulation - Answer~TRUE
Is the female urethra connected to the reproductive system? - Answer~NOOO
MALE GENITALIA - Answer~
What are the internal male genitalia (5) - Answer~Epididymis
Vas deferens
Accessory glands:
Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland
Cowper's glands (bulbourethral glands)
What is the epididymis and what is its function? - Answer~A convoluted tube
attached to the outside of a testicle that nourishes sperm as they finish maturing and
stores them until ejaculation
nourishes sperm as they finish maturing and stores them until ejaculation -
Answer~epididymis
After the epididymus, where does sperm pass and and exit through the penis? (3) -
Answer~vas deferens (sperm duct)
, ejaculatory duct
urethra
Penis
What does the seminal vesicle do? - Answer~secrete fluid into the ejaculatory duct
that makes up roughly 60% of the volume of sperm
What are the 3 contents of the mildly alkaline fluid? - Answer~Fructose
Prostaglandins
Proteins
What do the secretions of the prostate gland do? - Answer~Nourish the sperm and
increase their motility
How much volume of semen is in the prostate gland? - Answer~30% of semen
volume
What do the Cowper's gland secrete? - Answer~secrete a lubricating fluid that makes
up 2-5% of semen volume
What are the 2 external male genitalia? - Answer~Penis
Scrotum
What is the penis? - Answer~the erectile organ responsible for delivering sperm to
the female
the erectile organ responsible for delivering sperm to the female - Answer~Penis
What are the 3 cylinders of spongy tissue? - Answer~A pair of corpora cavernosa
EXAM QUESTIONS & COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
DIFFERENCES B/W MALE AND FEMALE STRUCTCURE - Answer~
Many structures within the male and female reproductive system are ... -
Answer~homologous to each other bc the share a common developmental pathway
What is the male reproductive system designed to do? - Answer~Designed to
produce sperm and deliver it to female for fertilization
Is most of the male reproductive structures external or internal? - Answer~external
Why are most of the male reproductive structures external? - Answer~To keep the
sperm at the optimal temperature
The testes produce much higher levels of ----- than female gonads and they produce
millions of ------ per day after puberty - Answer~The testes produce much higher
levels of testosterone than female gonads and they produce millions of gametes per
day after puberty
The male urethra is a common passageway for both ----- and ----- - Answer~The male
urethra is a common passageway for both urine and semen
What is the female reproductive system designed to do? - Answer~To nurture a
developing embryo
Is most of the female reproductive structures external or internal? - Answer~internal
,The ovaries produce much higher levels of ------ than male gonads - Answer~The
ovaries produce much higher levels of estrogen than male gonads
TRUE or FALSE
Females contain all of the oocytes that they will ever have before birth and only one
is release per month during ovulation - Answer~TRUE
Is the female urethra connected to the reproductive system? - Answer~NOOO
MALE GENITALIA - Answer~
What are the internal male genitalia (5) - Answer~Epididymis
Vas deferens
Accessory glands:
Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland
Cowper's glands (bulbourethral glands)
What is the epididymis and what is its function? - Answer~A convoluted tube
attached to the outside of a testicle that nourishes sperm as they finish maturing and
stores them until ejaculation
nourishes sperm as they finish maturing and stores them until ejaculation -
Answer~epididymis
After the epididymus, where does sperm pass and and exit through the penis? (3) -
Answer~vas deferens (sperm duct)
, ejaculatory duct
urethra
Penis
What does the seminal vesicle do? - Answer~secrete fluid into the ejaculatory duct
that makes up roughly 60% of the volume of sperm
What are the 3 contents of the mildly alkaline fluid? - Answer~Fructose
Prostaglandins
Proteins
What do the secretions of the prostate gland do? - Answer~Nourish the sperm and
increase their motility
How much volume of semen is in the prostate gland? - Answer~30% of semen
volume
What do the Cowper's gland secrete? - Answer~secrete a lubricating fluid that makes
up 2-5% of semen volume
What are the 2 external male genitalia? - Answer~Penis
Scrotum
What is the penis? - Answer~the erectile organ responsible for delivering sperm to
the female
the erectile organ responsible for delivering sperm to the female - Answer~Penis
What are the 3 cylinders of spongy tissue? - Answer~A pair of corpora cavernosa
