Human Male Reproductive System
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testes
gonads producing sperm
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scrotum
testes location
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seminiferous tubules
What produces sperm?
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interstitial cells
What produces testosterone?
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support, nourish, and protect the sperm
What do nurse cells do in the seminiferous tubules?
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several hundred million
amount of sperm/ejacualte
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100
Approximately how many sperm reach the egg?
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1
How many sperm enter the egg?
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sperm and seminal fluid
Semen is made of what two things?
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head
haploid nucleus of the sperm
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acrosome
enzyme for fertilization
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middle piece
mitochondria of the sperm
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neck
area of a sperm between the middle piece and the head
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flagellum
the tail of a sperm
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where the sperm mature and gain ability to swim
epididymis
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transports the sperm from the scrotum into the body cavity
vas deferens
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transports semen through the penis to the outside and transfers urine
urethra
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sperm become capable of fertilization
capacitation
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prostate gland
What gland secretes an antibiotic that prevents UTI's?
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bulbourethral gland
What gland secretes a basic pH mucus that lubricates and counteracts the acidity in the male urethra?
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