Male Male Reprifuctive System Flashcards
Structures of the testes which are lined with germinal epithelium
Seminiferous tubes
Cells of the testes which nourish developing sperm cells
Sertoli cells
Cells if the testes which produce testosterone
Interstitial cells
Sac like structure which houses the testes outside the body
Scrotum
Gland of the male reproductive system which recreates an alkaline fluid which contains prostaglandins and fructose and is part of seminal fluid
Seminal vesicle
Two small pea-size glans which secrete a mucous like fluid prior to ejaculation
Bulbourethral glands
A highli coiled tube which houses immature spermcells until they mature
Epididymis
Gland that secretes a milky white alkaline fluid which helps neutralize that acidic environment of the vagina
Prostate
The cylindrical external accessory organ of the male
Penis
The primary organ of reproduction in a male
Testes
The process by which diploid cells reduce their chromosome number by one half ,occurs only in sex cells
Meiosis
