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primary male reproductive organs; descend from the abdomen into an external sac; site of
sperm production - Answer testes
external sac that holds the testes to allow the temperature to be a few degrees lower than
normal body temperature to ensure proper sperm development - Answer scrotum
tiny tubes within the testes where sperm develop; specialized diploid cells within the tubules
undergo meiosis and form the haploid nuclei of mature sperm - Answer Seminiferous Tubules
where mature sperm are stored after the seminiferous tubules in the testes - Answer
epididymus
tube that leads from the epididymis (in the scrotum), into the abdominal cavity where it will
merge with the urethra - Answer Vas Deferens
the tube that leads to the outside of the body through the penis; also part of the urinary system
(also where urine leaves the body) - Answer urethra
male sex organ - Answer penis
each of a pair of glands that open into the vas deferens near its junction with the urethra and
secrete many of the components of semen; secretion is alkaline (basic) - Answer Seminal
Vesicles
a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releases prostatic fluid -
Answer prostate gland
also known as the Cowper's gland; at the base of the penis behind the urethra; secretes a
alkaline (basic) secretion that neutralizes any residual acidity in the male urethra - Answer
Bulbourethral Gland
nutrient‐rich fluid; nourishes the sperm and protect them from the acidity of the female
reproductive tract - Answer seminal fluid
combination of sperm and seminal fluid - Answer semen