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COLLABORATIVE MODULE FOR OUTCOMES-BASED AND

FLEXIBLE LEARNING IN Human Anatomy and Physiology -
Lab

Student:__Abarracoso, Flora May A.______Student Number: _20-1-03777_

Name of Professor:_Mrs. Leila de Villa- Masajo_
Year Level/Section:_1st/ BSN 1-5__________

LESSON/TOPIC:
Reproductive : Male

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME

1. Identify the principal structure of the male

reproductive system
2. Explain how male reproductive structure function.

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INTRODUCTION

Anatomy and Physiology of the Male Reproductive System

Unique for its role in human reproduction, a gamete is a specialized sex cell carrying 23
chromosomes—one half the number in body cells. At fertilization, the chromosomes in
one male gamete, called a sperm (or spermatozoon), combine with the chromosomes in
one female gamete, called an oocyte. The function of the male reproductive system is to
produce sperm and transfer them to the female reproductive tract. The paired testes are
a crucial component in this process, as they produce both sperm and androgens, the
hormones that support male reproductive physiology. In humans, the most important
male androgen is testosterone. Several accessory organs and ducts aid the process of
sperm maturation and transport the sperm and other seminal components to the penis,
which delivers sperm to the female reproductive tract.

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OVERVIEW

1. The external organs of the male reproductive system, the penis and the testes, lie outside
the pelvis.

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2. Look at the dartos fascia, this will lead to the spermatic fascia that cover the testes.

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3. Follow the path of the spermatic fascia to the vas deferens, over the bladder, and
into the prostate.

4. Look at the paired seminal vesicles attached to the posterior part of the bladder
above the prostate.
5. Examine the bottom of the prostate and note how it attaches to the penis. Zoom in
and find the small paired bulbourethral (Cowper’s) glands. The bulbourethral
glands, the prostate, and the seminal vesicles are accessory glands of the male
reproductive system.

LABORATORY EXERCISE
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: TESTICLES AND SPERMATIC CORDS

1. The Testicles.
a. What is the primary purpose of the testes?
Answer: Produce male gametes (sperm)
b. Testes are the __male gonads_______, the primary male sex organs.
c. What are gametes?
Answer: A sex cell that contains the haploid of chromosomes
d. What is the name for male gametes?
Answer: Sperm cell
e. Testes also secrete ____testosterone_________, a hormone important in the
development of male characteristics.

2. Look at the sheaths formed by the spermatic fascia that enter the pelvis via
the inguinal canal.
a.What are these sheaths called?
Answer: Spermatic cord
b.What is carried inside these sheaths?
Answer: Vas deferens

3. Testicle Section. Note the lobules formed by connective tissue inside the testis.
a.What are contained in these lobules?
Answer: Seminiferous tubules

4.Sperm cells develop inside these tubules from puberty throughout a man’s life.
a. The male sex cells, sperm, contribute ___half______ the genetic information
required to form an embryo.

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5. The right epididymis, the small banana-shaped gland attached to the posterior
region of each testis.
a. The epididymis is divided into three regions: the _____body____, the
____head______, and the ___tail______.

b. The epididymis collects _____sperm________ from the seminiferous

tubules.
c. Sperm cells remain in the epididymis for two to three months and, as they mature
there, they acquire the ability to swim and to fertilize an egg. After they leave the
epididymis, sperm enter the ____vas deferens__________.

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: VAS DEFERENS, SEMINAL VESICLES,

AND THE PROSTATE GLAND

1. The Prostate.
a.Accessory glands add fluids to the sperm to form seminal fluid, which is ejaculated
from the urethra during sexual activity. The prostate is one of the accessory glands,
which are glands that contribute to the fluid containing sperm, of the male reproductive
system. Fluid from the prostate enters into the prostatic portion of the
_____urethra_____________.
b.Prostate fluid contributes ____enzymes________ and other substances to semen.

2. The urethra, the tube that drains from the urinary bladder into the penis. Note that
it passes directly through the prostate. The portion of the urethra that passes through
the prostate is called the _____prostatic portion____________.

3. Prostate Pathology. How could an enlarged prostate affect urination?

Answer: The prostate may obstruct urine flow from the bladder and out the urethra

4. The seminal vesicles, two glands attached to the posterior portion of the urinary
bladder. Spot where the seminal vesicles join with the vas deferens as they enter the
prostate.
a.What substances are secreted by the seminal vesicles?
Answer: pale, whitish brown fluid containing sugars, prostaglandins, and other substances
b.What proportion of the seminal fluid is contributed by the seminal vesicles?
Answer: two/thirds

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c. The vas deferens and the seminal vesicle ducts join to become the
___ejaculatory duct_________.

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: EJACULATORY DUCTS AND THE BULBOURETHRAL

GLANDS

1.Ducts. Look at the ejaculatory duct, which carries sperm from the vas deferens, along with
seminal vesicle secretions, through the prostate to the prostatic urethra.
2.Note that the first part of the prostatic urethra carries only urine from the bladder. After the
junction of the ejaculatory duct, the urethra is responsible for carrying both sperm and urine
(at different times).
3. Locate the portion of the urethra that lies between the prostate and the
penis.
a. What is this called?
Answer: Membranous urethra

4.Near the membranous urethra are the two paired bulbourethral (Cowper’s)
glands. Ducts from these glands join the urethra below the membranous urethra at the
proximal portion of the spongy portion of the urethra (the spongy urethra). a.What
do the bulbourethral glands secrete?
Answer: Alkaline mucus

b.What is the function of this secretion?

Answer: counteract traces of acid that can interfere with the motility of sperm.

5. Look at the corpus spongiosum of the penis. Study the spongy urethra and follow it to the
slightly enlarged ending where the urethra ends externally at the end of the glans penis.

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PELVIS CROSS SECTION

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: PENIS

1.Penis. Note the skin (faded) that covers the penis. Look at the part of the skin that
covers the glans penis. Part of it is removed during a procedure called circumcision. a.
What is it called?
2. The glans penis, the paired corpus cavernosum, and the corpus spongiosum.
The latter two structures are made of spongy tissue that fills with blood to cause the
penis to become erected.
3. Look at the dorsal superficial vein of the penis and the dorsal artery of the
penis. Next, look at the paired deep arteries of the penis. The spongy portions of
the penis become engorged with blood from these arteries during sexual arousal and
the veins drain the blood after ejaculation.
4. The urethra exits the body at the tip of the glans penis.

PELVIS CROSS SECTION

Look at the following and state the function of each:

a. Corpus cavernosum - To facilitate penile erections. Muscles surround the cavernosum and
spongiosum.
b. Corpus spongiosum - To prevent compression of the urethra during erection.
c. Buck’s fascia - Covers the erectile bodies of the penis, the corpora cavernosa, and the
anterior urethra.
d. Deep dorsal vein of the penis - Drains oxygen-depleted blood away from the glans, which is
the external head of the sexual organ.
e.Prostate - Secretes a buffer (alkaline) that protects sperm in the acidic environment of the
vagina.
f. Prostate capsule - A capsule of connective tissue that contains muscle fibers surrounds the
prostate. This capsule makes the prostate feel elastic to the touch.
g. Urethra- Tube that carries urine and semen

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PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
1. Name the structures through which sperm passes, from the testis to the glans
penis.
Answer: Rete testes, Efferent ducts, Epididymis, Ductus (vas deferens), Ampulla of
ductus deferens, Ejaculatory duct, Prostatic urethra, Membranous urethra, Spongy
urethra

2. List the accessory glands that contribute fluid to seminal fluid.

Answer: Bulbourethral gland, prostate, and seminal vesicles

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