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Male Reproductive System

Male Reproductive System
There is one pair of testes lying one in each scrotal sac. The scrotum is a bag of skin having two separate compartments, one for each testis lying at the root of the penis. Each testis is oval shaped, measures 5 x 3 x 2 cm and weighs about 15 gm.

There is one pair of testes lying one in each scrotal sac. The scrotum is a bag of skin having two separate compartments, one for each testis lying at the root of the penis. Each testis is oval shaped, measures 5 x 3 x 2 cm and weighs about 15 gm.Reproductive system

 

The Reproductive System consists of those organs whose function is to produce a new individual.

 

Male And Female Sexual Reproductive Organs

 

The sex organs in the male and female can be divided as:

 

Primary sex organs, i.e. those producing male and female gametes.

 

Secondary (or accessory) sex organs, i.e. those concerned with carriage of gamete and other functions.

 

Primary Sex Organs in Male and Female

 

They are a pair of testes producing spermatozoa (male gametes) while in females are a pair of ovaries producing ovum (female gamete). These primary sex organs in addition to producing male and female gametes secrete male and female sex hormones as well.

 

Accessory Sex Organs in the Male

 

Epididymis

 

Vas deferens

 

Seminal vesicles

 

Prostate gland

 

Ejaculatory ducts

 

Urethra

Penis


Accessory Sex Organs in the Female

 

Fallopian tubes

 

Uterus

 

Vagina

 

Clitoris

 

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

 

There is one pair of testes lying one in each scrotal sac. The scrotum is a bag of skin having two separate compartments, one for each testis lying at the root of the penis. Each testis is oval shaped, measures 5 x 3 x 2 cm and weighs about 15 gm.

 

Each testis is covered with a layer of fibrous tissue called tunica albuginea. Many septa from this layer divide the testes into pyramidal lobules in which lie seminiferous tubules and the interstitial cells. The seminiferous tubules are concerned with process of spermatogenesis. The interstitial cells called leydig cells lie between the tubules and secrete the testosterone (male sex hormone). From the lining of these tubules spermatozoa are produced by the process of cell division.

 

The epididymis is a very fine convoluted tube, being 4-6 meters long and joins the posterior part of the testes and vas deferens. It stores the spermatozoa. The spermatozoa remain inactive in epididymis and are capable of surviving for months.

Vas deferens is a fibro-elastic duct 30-40 cm in length and extends  from epididymis to end in ejaculatory duct which is joined by seminal duct and opens in prostatic urethra.

 

The seminal vesicles are two small pouches lying at the back of the urinary bladder. They secrete a fluid called semen.

The prostate gland lies at the base of the urinary bladder and is covered with fibrous capsule which by a number of septa divides into many follicles. The ejaculatory ducts lead from the seminal vesicle through the prostate gland to the urethra.

 

In males the urethra is about 20-22 cm in length and serves the purpose of urination as well as ejaculation of semen.

 

Functions of the Testes

 

They produce and mature the male reproductive cells called spermatozoa.

 

Secrete seminal fluid.

 

Secrete hormone testosterone directly into the blood.

 

The testes normally do not begin to function till the onset of puberty, which is usually at about 14 to 15 years. At this age they begin to secrete hormones and produce the sperms. Before puberty, mature sperms are not formed. It ceases in old age.

 

Each sperm is about 1 mm long consists of a head piece, middle piece and a tail piece. The head is the nucleus. The nucleus is covered by a cap the 'acrosome'. The neck piece contains 'centrioles' . The tail piece consists of a spiral mitochondrial sheath surrounding a group of fibres. The FSH secreted from the anterior pituitary gland controls spermatogenesis.

Functions of Hormone

 

Testosterone

 

Stimulates the development of the secondary sexual characteristics of the male such as the growth of beard, the deepening of the voice, the growth and the distribution of hair on the body, the growth and development of the accessory sex organs.

 

Stimulates the production of sperms at puberty.

 

 

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