Chapter 3: Male Reproductive System Flashcards
What does the two Testicles or testes produce?
Produce or store millions of tiny sperm cells.
Why are the testicles also part of the endocrine system?
Because they produce hormones including testosterone.
What makes up the duct system of the male reproductive organs?
The Epididymis and the Vas Deferens.
What is The Vas Deferens?
A muscular tube that passes upward alongside the testicles and transport the sperm-containing fluid called semen.
What is the Epididymis?
A set of coiled tubes that connect to the Vas Deferens.
The Epididymis and the testicles hand in a pouch-like structure outside the pelvic called?
The Scrotum.
What does the Scrotum helps with?
To regulate the temperature of the testicles.
Why the testicles need to kept cooler than body temperature?
To produce sperm.
What does the Seminal Vesicles and Prostate Gland provide?
Fluids that lubricate the duct system and nourish the sperm.
What is the Penis?
An external male sex organ made of two parts.
What makes up the Penis?
The Shaft and Glands.
What is the Shaft?
The main part of the penis.
What is the Glans?
The tip of the penis.
What is the function of the end of the glands where is a small slit or opening?
Semen and urine exit the body through the urethra.
