Exam 6: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

What is 60-70% of semen made up of?

What is the 18-inch tube that carries sperm away from the testicles and mixes it with other seminal fluids?

Which of the following statements is most descriptive of a hydrocele?

There is a higher rate of both prostate cancer and breast cancer in men who test positive for the BRCA genes.

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

What structure in the male reproductive system adds an alkaline fluid to semen which helps in neutralizing vaginal acidity?

According to World Health Organization statistics, the majority of males are circumcised.

What best describes the ejaculatory pathway of sperm?

Discuss arguments for and against male circumcision referencing information from your text.

If a man is having erectile problems during sex and does not have erections when sleeping, the cause is most likely physiological.

Evolutionary theory suggests that the shape of the penis allows it to remove another lover's sperm from the reproductive tract of a woman.

Which best describes the corpus spongiosum?

What sexual function relates to the corpora cavernosum and corpus spongiosum?

In 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Association approved the first vaccine for:

What triggers puberty in a boy's life?

What are two of the most common surgical side effects of prostate cancer treatment?

All of the following are true regarding sperm EXCEPT:

How many sperm per day are commonly produced by the human male?

Discuss the path of sperm from the testicles to ejaculation, explaining the various fluids added along the way to make semen.

Identify which cancer is most frequently diagnosed in men overall, and describe early symptoms and treatment options.