MALE ACCESSORY ORGAN NOTES
EPIDIDYMIS Site of sperm maturation and storage
VAS DEFERENS Stores sperm for several months and propels them toward urethra during ejaculation
SEMINAL VESICLE Secrete alkaline, viscous fluid that makes up about 60 % of volume of semen
PROSTATE GLAND Surrounds urethra Secretes a milky, alkaline fluid that makes up about 25 % of the semen
BULBOURETHRAL/ COWPER’S GLANDS Secrete an alkaline mucus in response to sexual stimulation, and lubricate penis for intercourse
SEMEN Mixture of sperm and secretions from accessory glands Contains 120 million/ ml average Ave. volume of ejaculate is about 2- 6 ml.
Provides fluid for transport, nutrients, and neutralizes acid in male urethra and female vagina
PENIS Conveys urine and semen to outside of body Root – base of penis, body and glans penis (enlarged tip of penis)
Body – made of three cylindrical masses two corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum fills with blood during erection Glans penis – enlarged tip of penis
EJACULATION Emission of semen Triggered by presence of semen in urethra through spinal nerves in sacral portion of cord.