Friday, July 3, 2009

(a) Male Reproductive System

Testosterone , sex hormone produced by testes.
Gonad is the reproductiove organ which is testis for male and ovary for female.

Vas deferens is sperm duct.
Epididymis connnects to a sperm duct called the as deferens.

Male Reproductive System
-each testis is an oval shape,about 5cm long
-each testis is divided up to many compartments called lobules
-each lobules contains a number of tightly coiled tubes called semiferous tubules
-within semiferous tubules , it contains sertoli & interstitial cells
-semiferous tubules are lined up with germinal epithelial cells,where gametogenesis (spermatogeneseis) takes places
-semen is fluid contain alkaline fluid , lubricant and nutritive substances together with sperms

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