Epididymis and Semen Review Quiz
1. The head of a human sperm contains
the (indicate all that apply)
2. The midpiece of a human sperm
contains the (indicate all that apply)
3. The principle piece of a human
sperm contains the (indicate all that apply)
4. Which of the following enzymes
are located in the acrosome. (select all that apply)
5. Indicate which of the following
are in the axoneme. (select all that apply)
6. The cleaving of ATP by dynein
is involved in the sliding of microtubules in the axonene.
7. Which of the following would
occur if sperm were incubated in a medium whose only metabolic substrate
was fructose and an inhibitor of glycolysis was added.
8. Indicate the portions of the
male reproductive tract which have bulk fluid flow as a major mechanism of
sperm transport.
9. Indicate the portions of the
male reproductive tract which have contracts as part of the mechanism of
sperm transport.
10. The male reproductive tract
is dependent on androgens for continued function. The type and source of
those androgens for the caput epididymis is
11. The male reproductive tract
is dependent on androgens for continued function. The type and source of
those androgens for the corpus epididymis is
12. The male reproductive tract
is dependent on androgens for continued function. The type and source of
those androgens for the cauda epididymis is
13. The role of the parasympathetic
nervous system is to
14. Emission involves the parasympathetic
nervous system but ejaculation involves the sympathetic nervous system.
15. Which of the following would
be a typical volume for a bull ejaculate?
16. Which of the following would
be a typical concentration in a ram ejaculate?
17. It would not be unusual to
observe 50% normal sperm in a stallion ejaculate.
18. An initial semen evaluation
should include an evaluation of semen color, volume, concentration, motility,
viability and morphology.
19. In order to generate ATP from
metabolism of glucose, sperm must have oxygen in the medium and use respiration
(also called Tricarboxcylic Acid cycle or Kreb's cycle).