1.

Interstitial cells produce

a. sperm.
b. inhibin.
c. nutrients.
d. androgens.
e. androgen-binding protein.

2. The process of spermiogenesis produces

a. spermatogonia.
b. primary spermatocytes.
c. secondary spermatocytes.
d. spermatids.
e. spermatozoa.

3. Sperm develop from stem cells called

a. spermatogonia.
b. primary spermatocytes.
c. secondary spermatocytes.
d. spermatids.
e. spermatozoa.

4. When spermatogonia divide, the two daughter cells produced are a

spermatogonium and a
a. sperm.
b. spermatocyte.
c. spermatid.
d. spermatozoon.
e. Sertoli cell.

5. Nurse cells are not

a. found in the seminiferous tubules.
b. important in forming the blood-testis barrier.
c. involved in coordinating spermatogenesis.
d. precursors to gametes.
e. also called Sertoli cells.

6. Sperm production occurs in the

a. ductus deferens.
b. seminiferous tubules.
c. epididymis.
d. seminal glands.
e. rete testis.

7. Secondary spermatocytes divide to produce ________ spermatids, each having

________ chromosomes.
a. millions of; 46
b. four; 23
 c. one; 46
d. millions of; 23
e. four; 46

8. The ________ is the part of the sperm that contains the DNA.
a. acrosomal cap
b. head
c. neck
d. middle piece
e. flagellum

9. Inward projections of the tunica albuginea, known as septa, divide the testis
into
a. seminiferous tubules.
b. straight tubules.
c. lobules.
d. rete testis.
e. the epididymis and the testis proper.

10. In a spermatozoan, activity in the ________ provides energy required to move

the tail.
a. endoplasmic reticulum
b. Golgi apparatus
c. nucleus
d. mitochondria
e. lysosomes

11. Which of the following is true immediately after a spermatogonium completes

cell division?
a. Mature spermatozoa enter the lumen.
b. Fusion of diploid nuclei occurs.
c. The primary spermatocyte is directed toward the lumen of the
seminiferous tubule.
d. Daughter cells of spermatogonia are haploid.
e. Spermiogenesis begins.

12. Spermatids mature into spermatozoa by the process of

a. spermatogenesis.
b. meiosis.
c. mitosis.
d. spermiogenesis.
e. capacitation.

13. The tough fibrous capsule that surrounds the testis is called the
a. median raphe.
b. spermatic cord.
c. tunica albuginea.
d. dartos.
 e. epididymis.

14. The ________ of a sperm contains the enzymes essential for fertilization.
a. acrosomal cap
b. neck
c. middle piece
d. flagellum
e. None of the answers is correct.

15. In a mature human spermatozoan,

a. the acrosome is next to the tail.
b. the middle piece contains the chromosomes.
c. the tail contains the mitochondria.
d. the head contains 46 chromosomes.
e. the acrosome is next to the nucleus, and the head contains 23
chromosomes.