Reproduction (male mammalia system)

Question 1

Key functions (male)

Answer 1

-to produce and deliver sperm (spermatogenesis)
-store sperm
-discharge sperm into female reproductive system to fertilise ova

Question 2

Penis

Answer 2

Urination and sexual intercourse, made of spongy tissue and blood vessels.

Question 3

Urethra

Answer 3

Allows urine and sperm to pass outside the body

Question 4

Bulbis glandis

Answer 4

Immediately before ejaculation the tissues swell up to lock/tie the males penis inside the female, its an erectile tissue structure.

Question 5

Testicles

Answer 5

Responsible for making sperm and are also involved in producing testosterone

Question 6

Epididymis

Answer 6

Moves the sperm from the testicles

Question 7

Vas deferens

Answer 7

Tube in which the sperm is stored and it carries the sperm out of the scrotal sac

Question 8

Prostate gland

Answer 8

Produce the fluid that nourishes and transports sperm (seminal fluid)

Question 9

The penis

Answer 9

Corpus cavernosum - fills with blood
Corpus sponglosum - prevents collapse of the urethra during erection

Question 10

The Os penis

Answer 10

Also known as the bacculum, a bone which aids in maintaining erection during copulation