Male reproductive system

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  • Sperm move out of the body through the urethra located inside the penis
  • Chief male reproductive organs are the two testes
  • Singular of testes is testis
  • Testes are also known as testicles or male gonads
  • Testes are located inside a sac called scrotum, outside the abdominal cavity
  • Scrotum is located between your legs
  • A cross section of the testis reveals many compartments, each containing highly coiled tubes, the seminiferous tubules
  • Two epididymis is where sperm are temporarily stored
  • Two tubes (vas deferens) is where sperm pass
  • Three glands: seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and Cowper's gland, which add secretions to the travelling sperm
  • These three glands add their secretions to the traveling sperm
  • The traveling sperm move out of the body through the urethra