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Reproductive system. Male reproductive system. Male reproductive system. Testis produces sperm and sex hormones Epididymis & vas deferens store sperms Ejaculatory ducts transport sperms to urethra Urethra within the penis expel sperms to the outside Penis organ of copulation.
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Male reproductive system • Testis produces sperm and sex hormones • Epididymis & vas deferens store sperms • Ejaculatory ducts transport sperms to urethra • Urethrawithin the penis expel sperms to the outside • Penis organ of copulation
Male reproductive system • Semen: sperms + fluid • Three glands: Seminal vesicles --- nutrient Prostate gland --- alkaline fluid Bulbourethral glands --- lubricating fluid
Male reproductive system • Paired testes produce sperms
Female reproductive system • Ovary produces egg and sex hormones • Oviducts store eggs • Uterus store developing embryo • Vagina receives penis during copulation and serves as birth canal
Female reproductive system • Ovaries produce eggs
Gonads • Specialized organs for producing gametes Male ---Testes ---- sperms Female --- Ovaries ---- eggs
Gametes • only one egg per month • several hundred millions sperms per ejaculation • only one sperm enters an egg