MALE REPRODUCTION Flashcards
It is the primary male external sex organ
penis
it is the passageway of both urine and semen or seminal fluid
urethra
paired structure that produce and store spermatozoa
testes
it is a thin walled muscular pouch and skin located between the upper parts of the thighs and behind the penis.
scrotum
it contracts during ejaculation and secretes a fluid which makes up around 30% of volume of semen
prostate gland
its secretion neutralizes harmful acids and supports the sperms with needed energy to swim up into the uterus within 72 hours after ejaculation before they die
Seminal vesicles
small muscular ducts that carry the spermatozoa and seminal fluid to the urethra
ejaculatory ducts
made up of 240 meters of tubules
testes
the sperms pass through the vas deferens and to the urethra
epididymis
cylindrical pendant organ located anterior to the scrotum
penis
it contains spongy tissue whose vessels become engorged with blood during sexual arousal
penis
column of sponge like tissue located in front of the penis
corpus spongium
refers to two columns of tissue found in the dorsal part of the penis
corpus cavernosum