Group 1

Answer the following:

1. Sperm cells are made in the _____ of the testes.

2. Then sperm cells mature in the _________.

3. From the epididymis, the sperm cells travel in a tube called ___________.

4. Sperm cells combine with fluids from the ____________ and ___________ to make

semen or seminal fluid.

5. The __________________ produces fluid to lubricate the urethra for the passage of

the semen.

6. Semen reaches the female reproductive tract after traveling through the _______

inside the penis.

Group 2

Arrange the following to show the correct pathway of the sperm cells inside the male reproductive
system.

 Cowper’s gland or bulbourethral gland releases fluid to lubricate the urethra for the sperm
cells.

 Sperm cells are made in the testicles.

 Sperm cells travel in the vas deferens.

 Sperm cells are stored in the epididymis for them to mature.

 Prostate gland produces fluid that nourishes and protects the sperm cells.

 Fluid from the seminal vesicles mixes with the sperm cells.

 Semen (a mixture of sperm cells from the seminal vesicles and prostate gland) passes through
the urethra found inside the penis).
Group 3

Read the following story on the journey of the sperm and fill in the blanks using the words provided.

testicles Cowper’s gland epididymis

penis sperm cells urethra

scrotum seminal vesicles vas deferens

semen sperm  

Once upon a time, there were two ___________(1). They were held in a special sac called the
____________(2). This sac could hold the testicles close to the body to keep them warm, or let them
hang away from the body to keep them cool.

The testicles made special reproductive cells called _____(3). Once these cells were made, they would
wait to be released from the testicles. Sometimes, they would wait so long that they dissolved. Other
times, they would be released from the testicles, make a journey through the male reproductive
system and leave the male’s body. One day, the sperm cells got to be released from the body. First,
the ________ (4) became larger, longer and firmer until it stuck out from the body. When the penis
gets this way, it is called an erection. The sperm cells travelled up the _________ (5) to mature. And
then, they move to the tube called _________ (6). Along the way, the sperm cells mixed with a fluid
which was made in the ____________(7). The prostate gland also released fluid to nourish the sperm.
Once these fluids mixed, they decided to call themselves _________(8). There are two branches to
the urethra, one from the bladder and the other from the vas deferens. When the penis is ready to
release semen, a valve blocks off the branch to the bladder so the urine can't escape. Only one of the
two fluids can pass through the urethra at a time.

By this time, the semen was almost at the end of the journey. The (9) _____________ released fluid to
lubricate the urethra. After travelling through the vas deferens and the ______(10), the semen was
released from the penis in a process called ejaculation. The erection went away and the penis became
smaller and softer.
1. testicles

2. scrotum

3. sperm cells

4. penis

5. epidiymis

6. vas deferens

7. seminal vesicles

8. semen

9. bulbourethral gland

10. urethra

Group 4

Illustrate the travel of sperm cells inside the male reproductive system.