1. Male Reproduction Function of the Male Formation of Sperm
Deposition of Sperm into the Female
II. Male Reproductive Organs
Testis
Produce Spermatozoa
Develop in Seminiferous tubules
b. Sertoli cells act as "Nurse Cells"
B. Produce Male Sex Hormones
Androgens
b. Produced in Leydig Cells

2. Male Reproduction … contd.
2. Scrotum
Temperature Regulation
Testis located outside body cavity
Sperm can't be produced at body temperature
b. Brought closer to body wall when cold
3. Epididymis
Sperm Maturation (Become Motile)
Sperm Storage
4. Vas Deferens (Ductus Deferens)
Sperm Transport
Some Storage

3. Male Reproduction … contd.
5. Accessory Sex Glands
Seminal Vesicles, Prostate, Bulbourethral glands
Functions:
Add Fluid (Seminal Plasma) to Semen
Provide Nutrition to Sperm
Lubricant
6. Urethra
A. Sperm Transporter

4. Male Reproduction … contd.
7. Penis
Copulatory Organ
Must be rigid and erect to penetrate female
Blood flows into spongy, cavernous connective tissue chambers
Corpus Cavernosum
Corpus Spongiosum
8. Prepuce
Invaginated folds of skin that surround the free extremity of the penis
Foreskin

5. Female Reproduction Function of the Female The production of Ova
Provide an environment for growth and nutrition of the fetus that develops after fertilization
Give Birth
Continue nutritional function through lactation

6. Female Reproduction … contd.
II. Female Reproductive Organs
Ovary
Produce the Ovum
Follicle --Rupture Ovulation
B. Produce Female Sex Hormones
Follicular cells
Granulosa cells --Oestrogens
Theca cells --Progesterone
C. Maintain Pregnancy
Corpus Luteum
i. Progesterone

7. Female Reproduction … contd.
2. Oviduct
Site of Fertilization
Haploid sperm and egg fuse to form Diploid zygote
3. Uterus
Site of Embryo and Foetal Development
Produces Prostaglandin if not Pregnant
Causes Luteolysis
4. Cervix
Barrier
Selectively lets sperm in uterus and oviducts
Closed or sealed during pregnancy
B. Expulsion of Foetus

8. Female Reproduction … contd.
5. Vagina
Female Copulatory Organ
Birth Canal
6. Vulva
A. Opening to female reproductive tract