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THE MALE
REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM
The male reproductive system is located in the pelvis region
It includes a pair of testes alongwith accessory ducts, glands and the external
genitalia.
The testes are situated outside the abdominal cavity within a pouch called
scrotum.
The scrotum helps in maintaining the low temperature of the testes (2–2.5o C
lower than the normal internal body temperature) necessary for spermatogenesis.
In adults, each testis is oval in shape, with a length of about 4 to 5 cm and a
width of about 2 to 3 cm.
The testis is covered by a dense covering. Each testis has about 250
compartments called testicular lobules
Each lobule contains one to three highly coiled seminiferous tubules in
which sperms are produced.
Each seminiferous tubule is lined on its inside by two types of cells called
male germ cells (spermatogonia) and Sertoli cells .
The male germ cells undergo meiotic divisions finally leading to sperm
formation, while Sertoli cells provide nutrition to the germ cells.
 The regions outside the seminiferous tubules called interstitial spaces,
contain small blood vessels and interstitial cells or Leydig cells
 Leydig cells synthesise and secrete testicular hormones called androgens.
Other immunologically competent cells are also present.
The male sex accessory ducts include rete testis, vasa efferentia, epididymis and vas
deferens
 The seminiferous tubules of the testis open into the vasa efferentia through rete
testis.
 The vasa efferentia leave the testis and open into epididymis located along the
posterior surface of each testis.
The epididymis leads to vas deferens that ascends to the abdomen and loops over
the urinary bladder.
It receives a duct from seminal vesicle and opens into urethra as the ejaculatory
duct.
These ducts store and transport the sperms from the testis to the outside through
urethra.
The urethra originates from the urinary bladder and extends through the penis to its
external opening called urethral meatus.
The penis is the male external genitalia.
 It is made up of special tissue that helps in erection of the penis to facilitate
insemination.
The male accessory glands include paired seminal vesicles, a prostate and paired
bulbourethral glands.
Secretions of these glands constitute the seminal plasma which is rich in fructose,
calcium and certain enzymes.
The secretions of bulbourethral glands also helps in the lubrication of the penis.
TYPES OF SPERM
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Male reproductive system 2

  • 2. The male reproductive system is located in the pelvis region It includes a pair of testes alongwith accessory ducts, glands and the external genitalia. The testes are situated outside the abdominal cavity within a pouch called scrotum. The scrotum helps in maintaining the low temperature of the testes (2–2.5o C lower than the normal internal body temperature) necessary for spermatogenesis. In adults, each testis is oval in shape, with a length of about 4 to 5 cm and a width of about 2 to 3 cm. The testis is covered by a dense covering. Each testis has about 250 compartments called testicular lobules
  • 3. Each lobule contains one to three highly coiled seminiferous tubules in which sperms are produced. Each seminiferous tubule is lined on its inside by two types of cells called male germ cells (spermatogonia) and Sertoli cells . The male germ cells undergo meiotic divisions finally leading to sperm formation, while Sertoli cells provide nutrition to the germ cells.  The regions outside the seminiferous tubules called interstitial spaces, contain small blood vessels and interstitial cells or Leydig cells  Leydig cells synthesise and secrete testicular hormones called androgens. Other immunologically competent cells are also present.
  • 4.
  • 5. The male sex accessory ducts include rete testis, vasa efferentia, epididymis and vas deferens  The seminiferous tubules of the testis open into the vasa efferentia through rete testis.  The vasa efferentia leave the testis and open into epididymis located along the posterior surface of each testis. The epididymis leads to vas deferens that ascends to the abdomen and loops over the urinary bladder. It receives a duct from seminal vesicle and opens into urethra as the ejaculatory duct. These ducts store and transport the sperms from the testis to the outside through urethra. The urethra originates from the urinary bladder and extends through the penis to its external opening called urethral meatus.
  • 6. The penis is the male external genitalia.  It is made up of special tissue that helps in erection of the penis to facilitate insemination. The male accessory glands include paired seminal vesicles, a prostate and paired bulbourethral glands. Secretions of these glands constitute the seminal plasma which is rich in fructose, calcium and certain enzymes. The secretions of bulbourethral glands also helps in the lubrication of the penis.
  • 7.
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.