Saturday 26 May 2012

BIO 12 UNIT 3: Study Notes

PATHWAY OF SPERM

Seminiferous Tubules (production site)

Epididymis (immature sperm stored here, mature)

Vas Deferens (attached to Epididymis, moves sperm away from Scrotum, stores sperm and moves it towards abdomen)

Ejaculatory Duct (paired structures that are the union of the Vas Deferens and the Seminal Vesicle sends sperm to Urethra)

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Urethra (Shared tube with Vas Deferens at the base of the penis; expels urine and SEMEN (sperm based fluid) 

Penis (Tip is the opening of the Urethra where the sperm exits the male body)


AN AWESOME VIDEO ILLUSTRATING THIS CONCEPT:

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