Jobs: Secrete a mucus that serves as a lubricant for intercourse and alkaline fluid which decreases the acidity of urine the resides in the urethra

A donut shaped gland that produces an alkaline secretion that increases the sperm motility and neutralizes the acidity in the vagina

During ejaculation the muscular tissue in the prostate gland contracts to help the expulsion of the semen into the urethra

Produce male sex cells or spermatozoa in the seminiferous tubules that are in each testes and hormones like testosterone

Is the sac suspended between the 2 thighs and this is where the testes are housed

Located outside the body, the temp is lower, which is a must for sperm production

Where the Sperm go after they develop in the seminiferous tubules. It is a tightly coiled tube that is around 20 feet long

Its job is to store sperm while they mature and become motile

Produces a fluid that becomes part of the semen and connects with the next tube.

Receives sperm and fluid from the epididymis, It goes up into the abdominal cavity and cures behind the bladder and joins with the seminal vesicle

Job: Passageway and temporary storage area for perm

Also the tube that gets cut in a vasectomy

2 small pouch like tubes that have a glandular lining that produces a thick yellow fluid rich in sugar that provides nutrients for the sperm. This fluid is a large makeup of semen

2 short tubes that are formed from the union of the vas deferens and the seminal vesicles

Job: Carry sperm and fluids known collectively as semen though the prostate gland and inot the urethra

Urethra carries both urine and semen

External male organ that is responsible for depositing semen in the vagina, and the elimination of urine

gonads are the sex glands (testes and ovaries)

Function is to produce life

Although the anatomic parts are different in males and females, they both have the same type of organs

Ducts (tubes) that carry the sex cells and the secretions

is a serous membrane

Allows for the expansion of the uterus during pregnancy and contracts to expel baby

Endometrium has a layer of specialized epithelium which provides for implantation of the fertilized ovum and helps aid in the development of the growing fetus

If fertilization doesn't occur, endometrium deteriorates and causes menstruation

Narrow bottom section, which attaches to the vagina

The top portion

Middle section

Hollow muscular organ that is pear shaped

Job: Organ of menstruation, allows the development and growth of the fetus and contracts to aid in the expulsion of the fetus during birth

Ovaries also produce hormones that help in the development of the reproductive organs and give rise to the secondary sexual characteristics

When an ovum matures the follicle enlarges and then ruptures to release the mature ovum

Ovaries the female gonads, small and almond shaped and are attached to the uterus by ligaments

Contains thousands of small sacs called follicles with each follicle containing an immature ovum

Occurs usually 28 days

2 tubes that are 5 inches long and attached to the upper part of the uterus. The ends

the ends have finger like projections which helps move the ovum

Job: Serves as a passageway for the ovum as the ovum moves down toward the uterus. this is where fertilization takes place

Lines with a mucous Membrane with a rugae that allows the vagina to expand for childbirth and intercourse

Vagina muscular tube that connects the cervix of the uterus to the outside of the body

Job: Serves as a passageway for the menses, receives sperm and semen from the males, and is the organ of copulation and acts as a birth canal

Barthdins glands each side of the vaginal openings

Secrets mucous for lubrication for intercourse