THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

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Question # 1 Sperm are produced in the

    A) testes
    B) ductus deferens
    C) epididymis.
    D) prostate gland.
    E) penis.

Question # 2 Which of the following is part of the urinary system, not the reproductive system?

    A) ureter
    B) urethra
    C) ductus deferens
    D) vas efferens
    E) epididymis

Question # 3 Which of the following is NOT found in the seminal fluid?

    A) glucose
    B) buffers
    C) prostaglandins
    D) mucus
    E) fructose

Question # 4 Seminal fluid is produced by the

    A) prostate gland.
    B) seminal vesicle.
    C) bulbourethral gland.
    D) urinary bladder.
    E) all except d

Question # 5 If the ductus deferens tubes are cut and tied (vasectomy), the semen will not contain

    A) fructose.
    B) buffers.
    C) mucus.
    D) sperm.
    E) any of the above

Question # 6 The seminal vesicles ("sperm vessels") are misnamed. Sperm are actually stored in the

    A) ductus deferens.
    B) epididymis.
    C) prostate.
    D) scrotum.
    E) urethra.

Question # 7 Which of the following is the site where sperm are stored?

    A) ureter
    B) urethra
    C) ductus deferens
    D) vas efferens
    E) epididymis

Question # 8 Which of the following is the last structure that a sperm travels through as it leaves the body?

    A) ureter
    B) urethra
    C) ductus deferens
    D) vas efferens
    E) epididymis

Question # 9 In the human male several hundred million sperm are produced by spermatogenesis occurring in

    A) interstitial cells.
    B) the prostate.
    C) seminiferous tubules
    D) the ductus deferens
    E) epididymis.