Accessory Structures

Question 1

What do accessory structures produce?

Answer 1

Seminal fluid (see on) - helps sperm survive in the female reproductive tract

Question 2

What are seminal vesicles?

Answer 2

Obliquely placed elongated glands and do not store sperm

Question 3

What do seminal vesicles produce?

Answer 3

Secrete components of seminal fluid that mixes with the sperm as they pass into the ejaculatory ducts

Question 4

What are ejaculatory ducts?

Answer 4

Short tubes that arise from the combination of the ductus deferens with the ducts of the seminal vesicles

Question 5

What are prostate glands?

Answer 5

The largest accessory gland of the male reproductive system
Produces prostatic fluid - aid mobility of sperm

Question 6

What are the bulbourethral glands?

Answer 6

Secretion of transparent and viscous which adds volume to semen
Produce pre ejaculate which flushes out the urethra and acts as a lubricant