Male Hormonal Control + Reproductive Organs

• What are the male gametes and how are they produced?

  Sperm, it is producded from germline cells by meiosis.
• Where in the testes is sperm produced?

  Seminiferous tubules
• Where in the testes is testosterone produced?

  Interstitial cells
• What is the function of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles?

  Secrete fluids that maintain the mobility and viability of the sperm
• Where are the ova produced?

  Ovaries
• What is each ovum surrounded by?

  A follicle, that protects the developing ovum and secretes hormones
• Where are the mature ova released into?

  The oviduct, where they may be fertilised by sperm and form a zygote
• What is released by the hypothalamus at the onset of puberty?

  Releaser hormone
• The releaser hormone stimulates which organ to release FSH and ICSH?

  Pituitary gland
• What does FSH in males do?

  Promotes sperm production
• What does ICSH in males do?

  Stimulates production of testosterone
• What does testosterone do?

  Stimulates sperm production and activates the prostate gland and seminal vesicles