Match each term with its definition or description.

a. testes
b. seminiferous tubules
c. interstitial cells
d. epididymis
e. ductus deferens
f. urethra
g. seminal vesicles
h. prostate gland
i. corpora cavernosa
j. corpus spongiosum


1. _____ A tightly coiled tube that lies on the top of and behind the testes

2. _____ Produces 60% of the seminal fluid and supplies the sperm with fructose

3. _____ Essential organ of the male reproductive system

4. _____ Carries sperm and allows them to pass out of the scrotum and into the abdominal cavity

5. _____ The penis contains one of this type of erectile tissue

6. _____ Structures responsible for the secretion of testosterone

7. _____ Produces a thin, milk-colored fluid that composes 30% of the seminal fluid

8. _____ Tube in which sperm cells develop

9. _____ The penis contains two of this type of erectile tissue

10. _____ Tube that leads sperm to the outside; also part of the urinary system


1. d. epididymis

2. g. seminal vesicles

3. a. testes

4. a. testes

5. b. seminiferous tubules

6. a. testes

7. a. testes

8. b. seminiferous tubules

9. a. testes

10. f. urethra

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