Identifies and describes the

male reproductive system

and its major parts.
 Have you
visited a
photocopying
center?
How many copies of the original
copy can a machine make?
How many are
the members
of the family?
Do the children resemble their
parents? In what ways do they
look like their parents?
We, like their children, are a
product of reproduction. The
reproductive system enables
human beings to reproduce
another human being.
How do human beings carry out
the process of reproduction?
The male reproductive system possesses the
following features. It:
(a) controls the development of the
secondary sexual characteristics in a
male
(b) produces sperms
(c) stores sperms
(d) deposits sperms outside the body of
the male
The male reproductive system consists of a
- pair of testes (singular: testis),
-penis,
-scrotum,
-urethra,
-sperms ducts,
-seminal vesicles and
-prostate gland
Figure below shows the main parts of the
male reproductive system.
The penis is made of
two parts: the shaft
(the main part) and
the glans (the lip,
sometimes called the
head). The penis
delivers sperm
through the urethra
into the female
reproductive tract.
The scrotum
(sometimes called
the scrotal sac)
contains the
testicle and
epididymis and
hangs under the
penis.
The two testicles
(or testes) produce
sperm and the
male sex hormone
testosterone.
Next to each
testicle, the
epididymis is a
tightly coiled tube
where sperm are
stored. From here,
sperm are
transported to the
vas deference.
Vas deferens is
also called seminal
duct, this thin
muscular tube
transport sperm
from the
epididymis to the
urethra.
The bladder is the
muscular sac that
stores the urine
until it is released
through the
urethra.
Located at the base
of the bladder, the
two seminal
vesicles secrete a
thick fluid that
nourishes the
sperm.
The prostate
gland, a walnut-
sized gland
surrounds a
portion of the
urethra and
produces some of
the fluids in semen.
The urethra is the
tube that carries
semen and urine
out of the penis.
The sperm consists of three parts. These
are the head, the neck and the tail.
Each part of the male reproductive
system has its own respective
function.
 Concept Formation
* What are the parts of the male's
reproductive organ?
* Describe the structure and function
of each organ.
* What are produced in the testicles or
testes?
*What part of the organ do sperm cells
mature?
 Application
How are the parts of the
male's reproductive organ
related to their particular
functions?
 Evaluation
Sketch the male's
reproductive organ. Label
each part. Opposite the part,
write its function.
 Assignment
Read further the structure of
each part of the male's
reproductive organ using the
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