Chap 14 Flashcards
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Gonads male
1) organs that produce gametes (testes and sperm)
2) produce sex hormones
•control the development and function of repro system
Male sex characteristics
Primary: anatomy -direct role
Secondary: physical changes (puberty)
•indirect
Gonads
Testes/ovaries
•organs that produce reproductive cells ~spend/egg
-gametes
Sex hormones
Chemical compounds that control development or function of reproductive system
•primary
•secondary
The testes -external
- the testes
- scrotum
- seminiferous tubules
- sertoli cells
- epididymis
- ductus deferents
- ejaculatory duct
Testes (plural)
Two male gonads
-OUTSIDE body ——-scrotum
Scrotum
Pouch of skin OUT of the body holding the testes
•regulates temperature (success at 35 C)
-cold=clings close
-hot= loosely away
Seminiferous tubules
Long/coiled tubes IN the TESTES •hormone secreting cells called {interstitial cells} rest between the tubes. •secrete testosterone •sperm producing
Sertoli cells
SUPPORTING cells
•nourish developing sperm cells
-line seminiferous walls
Epididymis
In each testes/ speed are transported to this duct
-sperm become mature and motile here
•stored
Ductus Deferens
Storage duct
•connected to epididymis
•leads to penis
Ejaculatory duct
Leads deferens to PENIS
•also “vas deferens”
-mature and store sperm
-carried sperm to penis (in the scrotum)
The penis -external-
- penis
* foreskin
Penis
Male organ used for sexual intercourse
•transfer speed from male to female tract
•enlarged tip called glans penis
Foreskin
Surround penis in a sheath of skin
•no function for reproduction—— circumcision
-erect due to arousal =blood flow
Seminal fluid
- seminal vesicle
- prostate gland
- semen
- urethra
- ejaculation
- cowpers gland
Seminal vesicle
Produce mucus like fluid
-contains FRUCTOSE
—-provides NRG for sperm
Prostate gland
Secrete mucus fluid to neutralize urine acids (urethra)
•pH
-alkaline and mucoid fluid
Cowper’s gland
Mucus like fluid
•lubricant
•alkaline and mucoid fluids to semen
Semen
Combination of sperm cells and fluids
-enters urethra
(Parasympathetic and sympathetic)
Urethra
Is a duct that carried fluid through the penis
-semen enters through ductus deferens
•shared urinary and repro system
Ejaculation
Sensory stimulation/arousal/co-ordinated muscular contractions ALL combine to trigger ejaculations
•semen leaves penis (target: vagina)
Sperm cells
Carried genetic material from father
(23chromosomes)
~100 million sperm per day
Sertoli cells
INSIDE the tubules beside the maturing spent and provided nourishment