Exam 6: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Explain what performance-enhancing drugs are and describe the positive and negative effects of using them.

Next to breast cancer, what is a rare cancer in men?

What is the estimated percentage of male infants who are born prematurely who have cryptorchidism?

All of the following statements describe the epididymis EXCEPT:

When a person is diagnosed with testicular torsion, __________ to the testicle, through manipulation of the spermatic cord or surgery, must be made within 4 to 8 hours or permanent damage to the testicle may occur.

The urethra carries urine outside of the body and the corpus cavernosum carries sperm outside of the body.

Discuss what we know about why male puberty begins. Identify at least four changes that take place during the time of puberty.

Yoshi, whose mother smoked during pregnancy, was born prematurely and had to have surgery for undescended testes when he was 9 months old. What condition is Yoshi most likely diagnosed with?

What part of the male reproductive system contracts and expands to regulate the temperature of the testicles?

If during semen analysis, a doctor found that Tim's ejaculate contained approximately 15 million sperm per milliliter, what would a probable diagnosis be?

Ejaculation and orgasm are linked so that a man cannot experience one without the other.

The inguinal canal was originally used by the ________ when they descended into the scrotum shortly before birth.

In which type of disease do men develop plaques, which can cause severe erectile pain?

An abnormally prolonged and painful erection that is unrelated to sexual interest or stimulation is known as _____________.

Name the cell that makes up the final intermediate stage in the production of sperm.

What best describes the ejaculatory pathway of sperm?

Approximately how long does it take for a sperm to develop?

What structure releases gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), signaling the physiological start of puberty in boys?

In 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first vaccine for prostate cancer.

_____________ is a common genital disorder in young boys.