MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

• 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