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1 Involves internal fertilization followed by internal development
Human Reproduction Involves internal fertilization followed by internal development

2 Male Reproductive System
Testes are the male gonads where sperm are produced (spermatogenesis occurs) Are made of small coiled tubes called the semineferous tubules

3 The scrotum is an out pocketing of the body wall in which the testes are located
The scrotum keeps the testes 1 or 2 degrees cooler than body temperature. This is necessary for the normal production and storage of sperm

4 ABNORMAL SPERM

5 GLANDS There are three glands that secrete fluids that serve as a transport medium for the sperm The fluid also provides nourishment and protects the sperm from the acidity of the female reproductive tract

6 Glands The glands are : Cowper's Gland Seminal Vesicles Prostate Gland

7 Semen is a mixture of sperm cells and fluid from the glands

8 Vas Deferens - tubes that leave the testes, carrying the sperm to the urethra

9 Urethra- tube through which sperm leave the body
Urine also leaves through the urethra

10 Penis- structural adaptation for internal fertilization

11 Testosterone- hormone produced in the testes that regulates sperm production and secondary sex characteristics in males


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