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Monday, 19 September 2011
3.9a Male Reproductive System
Notes
Bladder = stores urine
Testis = carry out meiosis produces gametes (sperm cells)
Epididymus = ('coil tube' system), stores sperm cells
Vas deferens = carry sperm cells to penis during sexual stimulation (during sex tube contracts and pushes sperm to penis)
Prostate = Adds 20% - 30% of volume of semen, contains sugars, alkali (alkali nature may neutralise acidic secretions vagina)
Seminal Vesicles = Adds remaining 70% of volume of semen so sperm can travel, produces sugar based secretion, alkali
*SEMEN = sperm cells + (seminal vesicle & prostate secretions)
Urethra = Runs length of penis, common tube joining R + L testis & vas deferens, exit for urine stored in bladder
Penis = Carry sperm cells into vagina during sexual intercourse
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