Structure Of Male Reproductive Systme Flashcards
Scrotum
Houses tested outside of body because sperm cannot develop at body temperature. In cold muscles around it contract to pull tested towards body for warmth
Tested
Male gonads which produce sperm each day
Epidiymis
Structure sitting on top of tested where sperm continue to mature and become motile when specific protein turns swimming tails on
Vans deferens
Tube that sperm travel through when leave epididymis during ejactulation
Seminal vesicles
Accessory glands that release fluid High in sugar that provides energy for sperm
Prostate gland
Accessory gland that secretes alkaline fluid that neutralizes acidity of female vagina
Coppers gland
Accessory gland that secretes slipper fluid that lubricates urethra allowing semen to be release easily
Urethra
Tube that conveys sperm and urine out through penis
Penis
Shaft supporting glans contains erectile tissue that fills with blood upon arousal