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Grade 10 • Unit 10: Human Reproductive System

Answer Key

Lesson 10.2. Male Reproductive System

Warm-Up
Guide Questions
1. Where do you think the sperm cells are produced? Answer: The sperm cells are
produced and developed in the testes through a network of microscopic tubes
known as seminiferous tubules. These tubules are made of simple spherical cells
when a male is born. During puberty, testosterone and other hormones stimulate
the transformation of these cells into sperm cells.
2. What are all these organs for? Answer: The male reproductive organs perform the
following functions: they generate, retain, and transport sperm (male reproductive
cells) and semen (the fluid surrounding the sperm).

Check Your Understanding

A. Identify the terms being described by the statements below.
1. These are the male gametes. Answer: sperm cells
2. This refers to the formation and development of gametes in males. Answer:
spermatogenesis
3. This holds the gonads of the male. Answer: scrotum
4. This is where the sex cells of the male develop in the gonad. Answer:
seminiferous tubules
5. This is where mature sex cells are stored. Answer: epididymis
6. This is the release of male sex cells from the body. Answer: ejaculation
7. This is the exit tube of the sex cells from the male body. Answer: urethra
8. This gland secretes prostate fluid. Answer: prostate gland
9. This is the tube-shaped external organ of the male reproductive system.
Answer: penis
10. These secrete the fluid that makes the sperm cells more mobile. Answer:

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seminal vesicles

B. Write true if the statement is accurate and false if it is otherwise.

1. Males have a significant amount of estrogen. Answer: false
2. The exit points for urine and sperm are different. Answer: false
3. The sperm ducts include the seminal vesicles and the vas deferens. Answer:
true
4. Prostate fluid neutralizes vaginal acidity. Answer: true
5. The scrotum is an internal organ. Answer: false
6. Most of the semen consists of secretions from the bulbourethral glands.
Answer: false
7. The prostate gland is the male gonad. Answer: false
8. The semen functions to protect and nourish the sperm cells. Answer: true
9. The penis is part of the male external genitalia. Answer: true
10. Sperm production is possible if the testes stay in the abdomen. Answer: false