male reproductive system Flashcards
scrotum
sac of skin, contains paired testes. keeps the testes at a lower temperature
testes/testis
packed with sperm-producing tubules and cells that secrete testosterone, holds the seminiferous tubules (sperm factory)
seminiferous tubules
sperm factory
epididymis
storage and maturation area for sperm, transports and stores sperm cells, gland cells in the wall of the ducts substances trigger the finishing touches of a sperm
vas deferens
a pair of ducts for rapid transportation of the sperm, during ejaculation the smooth muscle in the wall contract
ejaculatory ducts
where the vas deferens meet the seminal vesicles
bulbourethral glands
produces a mucus prior to ejaculation that neutralizes traces of acidic urine in the urethra
seminal vesicles
secrete fluids that partially compose the semen
prostate gland
secretes prostate fluid into the semen, the muscles of the prostate gland helps propel the seminal fluid into the urethra during ejaculation
urethra
a passageway for sperm and fluids from the reproductive system and urine from the urinary system