Male Reproduction System

1. What is the male gamete (sex cell)?

Sperm

2. Humans pass certain characteristics of themselves to the

next generation through their__________.

Genes

3. Where do the genes come from?

The father’s sperm and the mother’s egg.

4. What does the male genitals include?

The testiclesThe duct system (epididymis and

vas deferens)The accessory glands (seminal

vesicles and prostate gland)The penis

5. What produces and stores millions of tiny sperm cells?

The two testicles or testes

6. What hormone do the testicles produce?

Testosterone

7. What does the hormone testosterone cause to happen in boys?Deeper voicesBigger musclesBody and facial hairStimulation of the production of

sperm

8. What is the vas deferens?

Transports the sperm containing fluid called semen

9. What is the epididymis?

A set of coiled tubes that connects to the vas deferens

10. What is the scrotum?

A pouch that holds the testicles and regulates the temperature

11. What are the accessory glands?

The seminal vesicles and the prostate gland

12. What is the urethra?The channel that carries the semen

to the outside of the body through the penis

Urine also passes through this same channel

13. What two parts is the penis made up of?

The shaft and the glans

14. What is the foreskin?

A fold of skin at the end of the penis covering the glans

15. What happens during a circumcision?

The foreskin is cut away

16. Which gland secretes hormones that stimulate the testicles to produce testosterone?

Pituitary gland

17. After a boy reaches puberty, how many sperm cells will be produce

every day?

Millions

19. How much sperm is ejaculated from the penis?

500 Million Sperm