MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Subdecks (2)

Cards (28)

  • Duct System:
    • Epididymis
    • Ductus (vas) deferens
    • Urethra
    External Genitalia:
    • Penis
    • Scrotum
  • Testes
    • connected to the trunk via the spermatic cord that houses blood vessels, nerves, and vas deferens.
    • lobules - function as sperm-forming factories; empty sperm into rete testis
    • seminiferous tubules - produce androgens; 1-4 is contained per lobule
  • Coverings of testes:
    • Tunica albuginea - surrounds each testis
    • Septa - extensions of the capsule that extends into the testis and divide it into lobules
  • Accessory structures - ducts or glands that aids in the delivery of sperm to the body exterior
    • Seminal glands (vesicles)
    • Prostate
    • Bulbourethral glands