Sexual Education
Male Reproductive
System
Hormones
Testosterone
The
male hormone that causes the
testes to produce sperm
The Male Reproductive System
Body
Basics
Kid’s
Health: Male Reproductive System
www.kidshealth.org
Organs
Penis
The
external reproductive organ composed of
spongy tissue containing many blood vessels
Testes
Two
(Testicles)
small glands that produce sperm. They
hang outside the body in the scrotum
Scrotum
The
“sac” that protects the sperm by keeping
the temperature slightly below the normal body
temperature
Organs
 Epididymis
 The
tubes in each testis join a larger coiled tube called
the epididymis, located at the surface of each testis.
 Sperm are temporarily stored here are they mature
 Vas
Defrens
 Tubes
that extend from the lower end of each epididymis
and connect with the urethra.
 Urethra
A
small tube that extends from the bladder as well as
from each of the vas defrens through the penis and
outside the body
The Male Reproductive System
Body
Basics
Kid’s
Health: Male Reproductive System
www.kidshealth.org
Organs
Seminal
Glands
Vesicles
that are attached to the vas deferens
near the base of the bladder.
They excrete a fluid that mixes with sperm to
make them more mobile and to provide
nourishment.
Sperm: male sex cell; in semen
Semen: seminal fluid; released when a man
ejaculates
Glands
Prostate Gland
 Small gland that surrounds the urethra. It secretes fluid
which becomes part of the semen.
Cowper’s Gland
 Located below the prostate gland, it secretes a fluid that
mixes with semen and lubricates the urethra and
neutralizes acid content (urine is highly acidic) before
the semen is ejaculated.
 The secretion also creates a drop of clear fluid prior to
ejaculation know as pre-ejaculatory fluid (pre-cum).
Procedures & Conditions
Circumcision
 A procedure in which the foreskin is removed. Very
common in US culture.
Hernia
 Occurs when a part of an organ pushes through an
opening of the membrane or muscle that usually contains
the organ.
 A common hernia in males is an inguinal hernia. This
occurs when a weak spot in the abdominal wall located
near the top of the scrotum tears. A muscle strain can
cause part of the intestine to pull through into the
scrotum.
Conditions
Sterility
A
condition in which a person is unable
to reproduce.
In a male, it can be caused by the result
of producing too few sperm or sperm of
poor quality.
Cancers
Testicular
Occurs
Cancer
most frequently in males between the
ages of 13 and 34.
The first sign of testicular cancer is a slight
enlargement of one of the testes.
Prostate
Cancer
Most common form of
Men should get yearly
cancer among men.
tests at the age of 50.