Thursday, September 15, 2011

3.9 a) Male Reproductive System


Recall the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems



Structures & Functions
Bladder - store urine
Testis - carry out process of meiosis that produce that gamete called sperm cells
Epididymis - tube system that store sperm cells
Vas deferens - carry sperm cells to penis during sexual stimulation

Sperm cells travel through...
Prostate - produce 20-30% of the volume of semen which contains sugars and is alkali (to neutralize the acidic secretion within the vagina)
Seminal Vesicles - produce sugar base and alkali secretion (70% of the semen in which the sperm cells can travel)

Sperm + Seminal Vesicles + Prostate ----> Semen (male reproductive fluid)

Semen travels down the...
Urethra - common tube which joins the left and right testis and the left and right vas deferens that takes semen down the penis, as well as the urine

Penis - carry sperm cells into the vagina during sexual intercourse







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