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Learn about the intricate details of male and female reproductive systems including the anatomy of the penis, testes, uterus, and more. Discover the functions and structures that play vital roles in human reproduction.
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Male Anatomy Penis: • Allows passage of urine and semen • Has many nerve endings to provide sensation Scrotum: • Muscular sac which is shorter when cold, longer when warm • Holds testes • Controls temperature • Provides sensation
Testes: • Produce sperm and sex hormones • Each is made of 500-1200 feet2 of tightly coiled tubes Epididymis: • Sight of sperm maturation Vas deferens: • Stores sperm • Allow passage of sperm • Big around as sewing thread
Seminal Vesicles: • Contributes sugar to semen for nourishing the sperm Semen: • Helps sperm live longer and travel better • Roughly teaspoon per ejaculation Prostate Gland: • Produces most of the liquid that makes up semen
Cowper’s Glands (aka bulbourethral glands): • Produce fluid called pre-ejaculate that cleanses the urethra of acid (from urine) to protect the sperm
Female Anatomy Uterus: • Houses and protects baby • Allows nutrient & waste exchange with placenta • Nourishes embryo before the placenta grows Cervix: • Bottom section of the uterus • Produces fluids to help sperm travel • Produces a mucous plug to keep germs out during pregnancy
Vagina: • Allows passage of sperm, shed endometrial lining, and a baby • Produces fluids to help cleanse and lubricate itself and to help sperm travel • A flexible, stretchy tube Hymen: • Membrane covering vaginal opening
Ova: • Eggs Ovaries: • Store eggs Fallopian Tubes: • Passage way from ovaries to uterus Vulva: • Protect opening of urethra and vagina, like eyelids protect eyes • Made up of labia majora, labia minora, and clitoris