MALE REPRODUCTIVE

SYSTEM
Yousaf Khan
Renal Dialysis lecturer
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

The Male reproductive system includes the

 Scrotum,

 Testes,

 Epididymis

 Vas Deferens

 Seminal Vesicles

 Ejaculatory Ducts

 Prostate Gland

 Cowper’s Gland

 Urethra

 Penis
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
 These organs work together to produce sperm
and also work together to deliver semen out of
the body and into the vagina where it can
fertilize egg cells to produce offspring....
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
SCROTUM
 sac-like organ made of skin and muscles (houses the
testes)
 Located inferior to the penis in the pubic region.

 The scrotum is made up of 2 side-by-side pouches

 Scrotum allow it to regulate the distance between the

testes and the rest of the body.
 Testes become too warm to support spermatogenesis, the
scrotum relaxes to move the testes away from the body’s
heat.
 Scrotum contracts to move the testes closer to the body’s
core heat when temperatures drop below the ideal range
for spermatogenesis
TESTES
 Also called gonads
 2 of them
 Suspended in a sac called the scrotum
 connected to the abdomen by a spermatic cord and
cremaster muscle
 Produce sperm
 Located outside the body where the temperature is lower
and won’t kill the sperm
 Testes is divided into small compartments known as lobules
 Produces testosterone, male hormone
 Testosterone is responsible for secondary sex
characteristics such as deeper voice, facial hair, larger
muscles, and body hair
TESTES
EPIDIDYMIS
 Sperm leave the testes and enter the epididymis
 Tightly coiled tube, 20 feet long

 Located in the scrotum, just above the testes

 Function
 Storesperm until it matures
 Produce fluid which becomes part of semen
EPIDIDYMIS
VAS DEFERENS
 Function
 Receivessperm from the
epididymis
 Temporarily stores sperm

 Extends from the

epididymis into the
abdominal cavity
SEMINAL VESICLES
 2 small tubes located behind
the bladder
 Exocrine Glands that store
and produce some of the
liquid portion of semen
 alkaline pH to help sperm
survive in the acidic
environment of the vagina
 Function
 Produce a thick, yellow, rich in
sugar that nourish the sperm
 This fluid composes a large
part of the semen
EJACULATORY DUCTS
 2 short tubes
 Carry sperm and fluids
known as semen through
the prostate gland into the
urethra
PROSTATE GLAND
 Doughnut – shaped
 Located below the bladder
 Produces an alkaline secretion that increases
sperm motility and neutralizes the acidity of the
vagina
 During ejaculation, the prostate gland
 Contracts causing the expulsion of semen
 Closes off the urethra, preventing urine passage
through the urethra
PROSTATE GLAND
COWPER’S GLAND
 2 small glands located
below the prostate gland
 Secrete a mucous-like
fluid that serves as a
lubricant for intercourse
and an alkaline fluid to
decrease the acidity of the
urine residue in the
urethra
URETHRA
 Tube that extends from
the bladder, through the
penis, to the outside of
the body
 Carries semen and urine

 5-7 inches long in male

PENIS
 External male reproductive organ
 superior to the scrotum and inferior to the umbilicus

 The penis is roughly cylindrical in shape and contains

the urethra and the external opening of the urethra
 Large pockets of erectile tissue in the penis allow it to
fill with blood and become erect.
 The erection of the penis causes it to increase in size and
become turgid.
 The function of the penis is to deliver semen into the 
vagina during sexual intercourse.
PENIS
Thank You