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level: Anatomy of Male Reproductive System: Internal

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level questions: Anatomy of Male Reproductive System: Internal

Question	Answer
Epididymis is otherwise known as?	Seminiferous tube
Responsible for next step in the passage to the outside Some sperm are stored here	Epididymis or seminiferous tube
Epididymis: its length is extremely deceptive: it is actually?	over 20 ft long
Epididymis: Sperm in/ stored are ______ as they pass or are stored at the epididymis level.	immobile and incapable of fertilization
Epididymis: It takes at least ________ for them to travel the length of the epididymis and a total of ____ for them to reach maturity	... at least 12 to 20 days; for them... ... a total of 64 days for the to reach maturity.
Carries sperm from the epididymis through the inguinal canal into the abdominal cavity, where it ends at the seminal vesicles and the ejaculatory ducts.	Vas Deferens (Ductus Deferens)
Vas Deferens: sperms _____ as they pass through the vas deferens	mature
Vas Deferens: Sperm still _______ at this point	not mobile
Secrete a viscous alkaline liquid that has a high sugar, protein, and prostaglandin content.	Seminal vesicle
Seminal vesicle: Sperm become _____ with this added fluid, because it surrounds them with nutrients and a more favorable pH.	increasingly motile
The two _______ pass through the prostate gland and join the seminal vesicles to the urethra.	Ejaculatory ducts
Is a chestnut-sized gland that lies just bellow the bladder. The urethra passes through the center of it, like the hone in a doughnut.	Prostate gland
Prostate gland secretes a thin, _____ fluid	alkaline
Two _______ or _______ lie beside the prostate gland and empty via short ducts into the urethra.	Bulbourethral or Cowper's glands
Bulbourethral Glands: secrete an alkaline fluid that helps:	counteract the acid secretion of the urethra and ensure the safe passage of spermatozoa.
Bulbourethral Glands: Semen, therefore, is derived from the:	Prostate gland (60%), the seminal vesicles (30%), the epididymis (5%), and the bulbourethral glands (5%).
It is approximately 8 in (18 to 20 cm) long. Like other urinary tract structures, it is lined with mucous membrane	urethra
Anatomy of Male Reproductive System: Internal:	1. Epididymis 2. Vas Deferens 3. Seminal Vesicles 4. Ejaculatory Ducts 5. Prostate Glands 6. Bulbourethral Glands 7. Urethra