Lesson 10.2 Male Reproductive System
Lesson 10.2 Male Reproductive System
Components: Testes
● The male reproductive
system has two testes.
● Their function is to
produce male sex cells
called sperm cells.
● The sperm cells develop
inside the seminiferous Seminiferous tubule
tubules.
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Components: Scrotum
● The scrotum is a bag
of skin that contains
the testes.
● It is a reproductive
structure that is
located under the
penis.
The scrotum
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Components: Scrotum
● Within the scrotum are
muscles known as the
dartos and cremaster
muscles.
Components: Epididymis
● Mature sperm cells are later
on stored in a tube beside
the testes known as the
epididymis.
Vasectomy
● Vasectomy is a method of
birth control that deals
with cutting or blocking the
tube of vas deferens.
Components: Penis
● The penis is the external
part of the male
reproductive system.
● It is a tube-shaped organ
that contains the urethra,
which allows it to pass the
urine and semen out of the
body. The male reproductive system
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Circumcision
● Many cultures practice a
medical process known
as circumcision.
Accessory Glands
● The male reproductive system also has a series of organs
known as the accessory glands.
● The gonads
of the male reproductive system are the testes. The male reproductive system consists
of two testes.
Key Points
Slide 6. Sperm stained by Bobjgalindo is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
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