CHARLES Z. ARIOLA JR., MSN., LPT, RN.

INSTRUCTOR I
 MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
- consists of both internal and external
structures
- the study of male reproductive system is
called ANDROLOGY
 MALE EXTERNAL STRUCTURES
- it includes the penis and the scrotum
SCROTUM
- is rugated, skin-covered , muscular pouch
suspended from the perineum.
- it acts to support the testes and helps
regulate the temperature of the sperm.
 TESTES
- are two void glands about 2 to 3 cm wide, that rest in the scrotum
- each testis is encased by a protective white fibrous capsule and is
composed of a number of lobules.
- each lobule is composed of interstitial cells called (Leydig's cells) that
produce testosterone and a seminiferous tubule that produces
spermatozoa.
- testis in a festus first form in the pelvic cavity and then descend late in
intrauterine life about 34th to 38th week of pregnancy.
 QUESTION

Do preterm born infants

have descended testis?
SPERMATOZOA
- produced in the testes
- they reach maturity through a complex
sequence of events from hypothalamus, to
anterior pituitary gland and to the target
organ.
 QUESTION

One testis is slightly larger than the

other and is suspended slightly lower
in the scrotum than the other, TRUE
or FALSE?
 PENIS
- composed of three cylindrical masses of erectiile tissue in the
penis shaft.
- the urethra passes through these erectile tissues , allowing
the penis to serve as both the outlet for the urinary and
reproductive tracts in men.
- at the distal end of the organ is bulging, sensitive ridge of
tissue is called GLANS.
- it consists of a retractable casing of skin called PREPUCE.
 QUESTION

What causes penile erection?

 MALE INTERNAL STRUCTURES
EPIDIDYMIS
- A seminiferous tubule responsible for conducting sperm from the
tubule to vas deferens
- it is usually over 20 ft long
- some sperm are stored in epididymis and a part of the alkaline
fluid (semen, or seminal fluyid that contains basic sugar and protein)
that will surround the sperm at maturity is produced by the linings of
the epididymis.
- sperm are immobile and incapable of fertilization as
they pass through or are stored at the epididymis level.
- it takes at least 12 to 20 days for them to travel the
tube and a total of 65 to 75 days for them to reach full
maturity.
- this is one reason that ASPERMIA (absence of sperm)
or OLIGOSPERMIA (fewer than 20 million sperm per
milliliter) do not appear immediately to therappy but
do respond after 2 months of treatment.
VAS DEFERENS (DUCTUS DEFERENS)
- hollow tube surrounded by arteries and vein
protected by a thick fibrous coating.
- these structures is called SPERMATIC CORD which
carries sperm from epidiidymis through the inguinal
canal into the abdominal cavity where it ends at the
ejaculatory duct below the bladder
SEMINAL VESICLES
- two convoluted pouches that lie long the lower
portion of the bladder and empty into the urethra by
ejaculatory ducts.
- these glands secrete a viscous liquid with high sugar ,
protein and prostaglandin content.
- sperm becomes increasingly motile because this
added fluid surrounds them with a more favorable pH
environment.
PROSTATE GLAND
- chestnut-sized gland that lies just below the bladder
and allows the urethra to pass through the center of it,
like the hole in a doughnut
- responsible for the secretion of thin, alkaline fluid
which added to the secretion from the seminal vesicle
and further protects sperm by increasing the naturally
low pH level of the urethra
BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS
- two Bulbourethral glands or Cowper's glands lie beside the
prostate gland and empty by short ducts into the urethra.
- they supply one or more source of alkaline fluid to help
ensure the safe passage of spermatozoa
URETHRA
- hollow tube leading from the base of the bladder, which
after passing through the prostate gland,ntinues to the
outside through the shaft and glans of the penis. it is about 8
inches (18 to 20 cm long)