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Functions of the reproductive system (3) |
Production of gametes Fertilization Nourishing the developed fetus |
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Flow |
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Sites of sperm production |
Testes |
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Where are the testes housed? |
Saclike scrotum outside the abdominal cavity |
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What can you find inside testes? |
Seminiferous tubules |
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Where does the sperm develop? |
In the numerous seminiferous tubules found in each testis |
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Where does the sperm get its nourishment from? |
Surrounding sustentacular cells - Seminal vesicles/glands (fructose) |
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Interstitial cells Where can you find them and what is its function? |
Found in each tubule Produces the male sex hormone testosterone |
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After seminiferous tubules, where does the sperm go? |
Vas efferentia - Small tubes connected to epididymis |
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Where does the sperm mature? |
Epididymis |
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Where does the matured sperm go afterwards? |
Vas deferens - Ejaculatory duct |
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The urethra and vas deferens are joined together and through a common external intermittent organ called? |
Penis |
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Accessory glands |
- A pair of seminal vesicle - A single prostate gland - A pair of bulbourethral glands (cowper's) |
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Functions of the accessory glands (3) |
Secrete fluids to nourish the sperm Lubricate the female reproductive tract for sperm Maintain basicity |
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Function of the cowper's gland |
Produce lubricants, mucus Enters urethra before urethra enters penis |
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3 parts of the urethra |
Prostatic (inside prostate) Membranous (in between) Spongey (inside penis) |
