3.9a

3.9 recall the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems

Male reproductive organ

Bladder – store urine

Testis – process of meiosis à produce gametes called sperm cells

Epididymis – store sperm cells

Vas Deferens – carry sperm cells to penis during sexual stimulation,

tube pulses and contracts

Prostate – adds 20 – 30% to volume of semen, contain sugars

and it is alkaline à neutralise the acidic secretion in the vagina

Seminal vesicles – also produce sugar based secretion, alkaline, about 70% of semen

Urethra – join the left and right testes, takes semen down the penis, exit for urine

Penis – carry sperm cells into the vagina during sexual intercourse