FMST 316 Exam 3 #1 Questions with correct answers
testicles (2) - ✔✔-analogous to ovaries
-produce hormones (1. type of testosterone women do not have; 2. androgenic
hormone) and sperm
why are the testicles outside the male body? - ✔✔sperm are unhappy at body
temperature
cremaster muscles - ✔✔contract to pull the testes upwards and closer to the
body for temp regulation when cold or when sexually aroused
cremaster muscle theory (during sexual arousal) - ✔✔pull the testes upward b/c
they are preparing for sperm to leave body; also protects the testicles
blue balls - ✔✔when cremaster muscles have been contracted for an extended
period of time
epididymis - ✔✔sperm matures here and leaves
vas deferens - ✔✔sperm leaves through here after maturing in epididymis
seminal vesicles - ✔✔fluid picked up here
scrotum (scrotal sac) - ✔✔analogous to female labia; pouch of skin that holds the
testicles, epididymis, and a small portion of the vas deferens
, ejaculate composition (4) - ✔✔-3-5 mL
-200-500 million sperm
-the percentage of ejaculate that is sperm = 1-5%
-70% of fluid is from seminal vesicles, 30% is from prostate
sperm release pathway (4) - ✔✔-seminiferous tubules make sperm and store
immature
-travel to epididymis to matures, leaves through vas deferens
-travel through seminal vesicles and prostate, picking up fluid
-exits body through urethra
vasectomy - ✔✔only removes sperm from the ejaculate (does not effect amount
of ejaculate; will still be 95-99%)
peyronie's disease - ✔✔fibrous scar tissue that develops on the penis and causes
curved, painful erections
priapism - ✔✔a painful and prolonged erection
why is the clitoris more sensitive than the penis? - ✔✔because the glands contain
more concentrated nerve endings
purpose of the vagina (3) - ✔✔1. intercourse
2. birth canal
testicles (2) - ✔✔-analogous to ovaries
-produce hormones (1. type of testosterone women do not have; 2. androgenic
hormone) and sperm
why are the testicles outside the male body? - ✔✔sperm are unhappy at body
temperature
cremaster muscles - ✔✔contract to pull the testes upwards and closer to the
body for temp regulation when cold or when sexually aroused
cremaster muscle theory (during sexual arousal) - ✔✔pull the testes upward b/c
they are preparing for sperm to leave body; also protects the testicles
blue balls - ✔✔when cremaster muscles have been contracted for an extended
period of time
epididymis - ✔✔sperm matures here and leaves
vas deferens - ✔✔sperm leaves through here after maturing in epididymis
seminal vesicles - ✔✔fluid picked up here
scrotum (scrotal sac) - ✔✔analogous to female labia; pouch of skin that holds the
testicles, epididymis, and a small portion of the vas deferens
, ejaculate composition (4) - ✔✔-3-5 mL
-200-500 million sperm
-the percentage of ejaculate that is sperm = 1-5%
-70% of fluid is from seminal vesicles, 30% is from prostate
sperm release pathway (4) - ✔✔-seminiferous tubules make sperm and store
immature
-travel to epididymis to matures, leaves through vas deferens
-travel through seminal vesicles and prostate, picking up fluid
-exits body through urethra
vasectomy - ✔✔only removes sperm from the ejaculate (does not effect amount
of ejaculate; will still be 95-99%)
peyronie's disease - ✔✔fibrous scar tissue that develops on the penis and causes
curved, painful erections
priapism - ✔✔a painful and prolonged erection
why is the clitoris more sensitive than the penis? - ✔✔because the glands contain
more concentrated nerve endings
purpose of the vagina (3) - ✔✔1. intercourse
2. birth canal
