Male Reproductive System Flashcards
Testes
Produces sperm and testes
Seminiferous Tubules
Coiled tubules in the testes, sites of spermatozoa production
Epididymis
Stores and matures sperm
Scrotum (scrotal sac)
Protects testes
Vas deferens
Transfers mature sperm to the urethra in preparation for ejaculation
Seminal vesicle
Produces secretion which makes up most of the volume of semen
Prostate gland
Produces secretion that makes sperm mobile and able to counteract the acidic female reproductive tract
Urethra
Tube through which urine and sperm leaves the body
Penis
Urination and sexual intercourse
Spermatogenesis
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.