Reproductive system MALE

Gamates

haploid cells produced through meiosis. Male= sperm. Female= eggs. Spermatocyte and oocyte make up sperm and egg.

What type of cell is result of fertilization?

Diploid zygote

Primary reproductive organ of males

Testes, responsible for testosterone and sperm production.

semineferous tubules

Tightly coiled tubules where is spermatogenesis takes place (sperm production)

Epididymis

Coiled tube on top of testes where sperm is stored and matures,

Pathway of sperm male reproductive

Epididymis, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra

3 accessory glands of male reproductive

Seminal glands, prostate, bulbourethral gland

Seminal glands

Produce the fluids that turn into semen Located on the surface of the bladder. Semen does NOT contain sperm cells. rather it mixes with sperm cells.

Prostate gland location

Positioned around urethra near the bladder

Prostate gland purpose

Produces fluids that nourish sperm, mixing with ejaculate activating sperm, increasing fertility

Bulbourethral gland

Produces fluid that lubricate urethra and glans penis (tip)