ACTIVITY 3: BOYS TO MEN

Introduction:
The human male reproductive system consists of both the reproductive and accessory
organs used during copulation. The male reproductive system is responsible for the production of
male gametes called spermatozoon (plural: spermatozoa). Male sex hormones, which are
responsible for the primary and secondary male sex characteristic, are also produced by the
organs in the male reproductive system. Unlike the female reproductive system, some parts of
the male reproductive system are found externally.

Objectives:
1. Reinforce learning of concepts related to the human male reproductive system
2. Describe the functions of the organs of the male reproductive system

Materials:
1. Crossword puzzle
Procedure:
1. Fill out the crossword puzzle in either across or downward direction. Use the given description
as a guide.

Across
1. The act of sexual intercourse wherein a male introduces sperm cells to the female reproductive
organ
3. Gland that secretes the alkaline fluid, which neutralizes the acids in the female reproductive
system
6. Gland that secretes the alkaline fluid, which neutralize traces of acidic urine in the urethra
7. Protective sac of skin that holds, the male reproductive organs
8. A procedure employed when there is a low success rate in in vitro fertilization
12. Clusters of hundreds of compartments where immature male sex cells develop _______
tubules
13. The forceful expulsion of the sperm out of the male’s body
15. A male hormone
17. Powerhouse of the sperm cell
18.Tube that conducts the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra
19. A stage of human development where secondary male characteristics develop

Down
1. Compact, organized structure that contains the genetic information
2. Gland that secretes sugar-rich fluid that sperms use for energy
4. Also known as male gamete
5. Male reproductive organ
9. A long coiled tube where sperm cells are temporarily stored and where maturation starts
10. Refers to having half the number of chromosomes
11. The inability of a couple to conceive a child after one year of regular, unprotected intercourse
14. The tube through which urine and/or sperm pass and exit the body
16. The male organ that deposits the sperm in the female reproductive system
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Questions:

1. What are the significant roles of the seminal vesicles, Cowper’s glands, and prostate glands in sperm production
and male health?

Seminal vesicles , prostate gland and Cowper's gland are the accessory glands in the male
reproductive system in human beings.

The function of SEMINAL VESICLES is to store sperms and to secrete semi

nal fluid that makes the sperm active.

PROSTATE GLAND secretes alkaline fluid and nourishes sperms which is discharged into
the urethra.