Male Reproductive System Flashcards

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Testes

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Produces sperm and testes

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Seminiferous Tubules

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Coiled tubules in the testes, sites of spermatozoa production

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Epididymis

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Stores and matures sperm

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Scrotum (scrotal sac)

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Protects testes

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Vas deferens

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Transfers mature sperm to the urethra in preparation for ejaculation

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Seminal vesicle

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Produces secretion which makes up most of the volume of semen

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Prostate gland

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Produces secretion that makes sperm mobile and able to counteract the acidic female reproductive tract

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Urethra

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Tube through which urine and sperm leaves the body

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Penis

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Urination and sexual intercourse

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Spermatogenesis

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Production of spermatozoa in the testes.
In a male, sperm is produced at a rate of 120 million a day. If not ejaculated, they are broken down and reabsorbed by the body.
Spermatogonium grows into a primary spermatocyte, which grows and divides into multiple sperm cells.

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