Male

• What is the function of the penis?

  • Inserts sperm into the vagina
• What is the function of the prostate gland and seminal vesicle?

  • Secrete fluids to maintain sperm mobility and viability
• What do the prostate gland and seminal vesicle produce?

  A liquid for sperm to swim in
• What does the liquid produced by the prostate gland and seminal vesicle provide for sperm?

  Fructose for energy
• What is the collective term for sperm and the liquid they swim in?

  Semen
• Where are sperm produced?

  In the seminiferous tubules
• What do interstitial cells produce?

  Testosterone
• What is the role of hormones in sperm production?

  They regulate the production of sperm
• What is the negative feedback control of testosterone release?

  High testosterone inhibits ICSH and FSH release
• What does FSH promote?

  Sperm production in seminiferous tubules
• What does ICSH stimulate?

  Testosterone production in interstitial cells
• What are the parts of the male reproductive system?

  Testes (seminiferous tubules & interstitial cells), seminal vesicles, prostate, urethra, penis