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Male Rep Syst.
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Question | Answer |
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testes | the gamete-producing organs of the male reproductive system |
seminferous tubules | tightly coiled tubules located in the testes |
scrotum | an external sac |
epididymis | sperm move from the seminiferous tubules in the testes to here. It is a long, coiled tubule that is closely attached to each testis |
vas deferens | a duct that extends from the epididymis |
seminal vesicles | lie between the bladder and the rectum, produce a fluid rinch in sugars that the sperm use for energy |
prostate gland | is located just below the bladder, secretes an alkaline fluid that neutralizes the acids in the female reproducive syster |
bulbourethral glands | secrete an alkaline fluid that neutralizes traces of acidic urine in the urethra before the sperm leaves the body |
semen | sperm and secretions form a fluid that help sperm mocve through the female reproducive sysem. Also contains prostaglandins that stimulate contractions of smooth muscles that line the female reproductive tract. |
penis | the organ that deposits the sperm in the female reproductive system |
ejaculation | wemen forcefully expelled from the penis by contractions of the smooth muscles that line the urethra |