male reproductive system pt.1

Reproductive organ

they are adapted for producing new individuals and passing on genetic material from one generation to the next.

Testes

it produces sperm and the male sex hormone testosterone

Ducts

it transport, store, and assist in maturation in Sperm.

Accessory Sex Glands

it secrete most of the liquid portion of the Semen

Urethra

a passageway for ejaculation of Semen and excretion of Urine.

1. Scrotum

2. Testes

3. Penis

External Male Reproductive Organs includes:

SCROTUM

Supports the Testes and helps regulate the temperature of the Sperm

TESTES

it forms in Utero in the Pelvic Cavity.

Utero

The Testes form in ____ in the Pelvic Cavity.

intrauterine life

The Testes form in Utero in the Pelvic Cavity. Descending late in _____ (about the 34th to 38th week) into the Scrotal sac, normal Testes feel firm, smooth, and egg-shaped.

Scrotal sac

The Testes form in Utero in the Pelvic Cavity. Descending late in intrauterine life (about the 34th to 38th week) into the ____, normal Testes feel firm, smooth, and egg-shaped.

1. Leydig’s cells

2. Seminiferous tubule

Lobules consist of

Leydig’s Cell

Interstitial cells in each lobule.

Testosterone

The most prevalent androgen.

Testosterone

It promotes the development of masculine characteristics.

Testosterone

Promotes a man’s libido.

Seminiferous tubules

It produces spermatozoa (Spermatogenesis)

PENIS

It is the organ of Copulation

Copulation

medical term for Sexual Intercourse

PENIS

Has 3 Cylindrical Masses of Erectile tissue

Corpus Spongiosum

The _____ expands to form the glans penis which covers the distal ends of the Corpora Cavernosa.

glans penis

The Corpus Spongiosum expands to form the ____ which covers the distal ends of the Corpora Cavernosa.

Corpora Cavernosa

The Corpus Spongiosum expands to form the glans penis which covers the distal ends of the _____.

Prepuce or the Foreskin

The hood-like fold of the skin that covers the glans

Urethra

It passes through these layers of the Erectile tissue

Penis

it serves as the outlet for both the urinary and the reproductive tracts in men.

Nitric oxide

In the Distention and Erection of the Penis, _____ is released from the Endothelium of the Blood vessels

Ischiocenovernosus muscle

In the Distention and Erection of the Penis, Contraction of the ____ at the base of the penis

Venous and the Arterial blood

In the Distention and Erection of the Penis, Trapping of both the ____ in the 3 Sections of the Erectile tissue