The Male Reproductive System Flashcards
What covers the testes and links to the vas deferens
Epididymus
What connects the vas deferens and the prostate
Seminal vesicles
What Carrie’s spent from testes to urethra
Vas deferens
What are the twisted tubes called found in testes
Seminiferous tubules
What are sperm producing cells called
Spermatogonia
Definition of spermatogenesis
Production of Sperm by meiosis followed by differentiation into sperm cells
What kind of cells are in the seminiferous tubules
Sertoli cells
What are Sertoli cells?
Cells within the seminiferous tubules that nourish and regulate the developing sperm
What is the hat on top of the sperm called?
Acrosome
What are the three important glands that contribute to semen?
Seminal vesicle prostate gland, and bulbourethral gland
What does the epididymis do
Matures in stores, sperm cells in the tubules
What does the vas deferens do?
Carry sperm from the epididymis to its junction
What does the seminal vesicle do?
Secrets. Fructose into the semen for energy for sperm.
What does the prostate gland do
Secrets alkaline buffer into seeming to protect sperm from acid
What does Cowper’s gland do?
Secrets mucus fluid into semen to protect from acid
