Male Reproductive System
Science: KS3, topic 1.2.2
The Male Reproductive System
The male reproductive system is made up of several different parts.
The male reproductive system
- Testes - make sperm as well as the hormone testosterone.
- Penis - allows urine to leave the body, and transports semen into the female reproductive organs.
- Prostate - produces liquids that help the sperm survive outside of the male body.
The male reproductive system cont.
- Sperm duct - these are the tubes that sperm travel down to get from the testes to the urethra.
- Urethra - this is the tube in the penis that sperm passes through in sexual intercourse. It is also the tube in which urine leaves the body.
Test yourself on Male Reproductive System
Which statement about the male reproductive system is true?
Which tube carries sperm from the testes to the urethra?
What would most likely happen to sperm if the prostate stopped making its liquid?