PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MAIN FUNCTIONS
- Produce, maintain and transport sperm and semen.
- Discharge sperm into the female reproductive tract.
- Produce and secrete male sex hormones.
The scrotum (also called the scrotal sac) hangs under the penis and contains the testicles and epididymis.
The two testicles (or testes) produce sperm and the male sex hormone testosterone.
Next to each testicle, the epididymis is a light-colored tube where sperm is stored. From here, sperm are transported to the vas deferens.
Also called the ductus deferens, this thin muscular tube transports the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra.
Located at the base of the bladder, the two seminal vesicles secrete a thick fluid that nourishes the sperm.
This walnut-sized gland surrounds a portion of the urethra and produces some of the fluid in semen.
The bladder is the muscular sac that stores urine (pee) until it is released through the urethra.
The urethra is the tube that carries semen and urine out of the penis.
Made of two parts: the shaft (the main part) and the glans (the tip, sometimes called the head). The penis delivers sperm through the urethra.
