Male Reproductive System Diagram – Class 10

Also Check- Male Reproductive System

Parts of Male Reproductive system are as follows

Testis 

• Paired, oval-shaped male sex organs.
• Consist of seminiferous tubules, where the sperms are produced.
• Produce a male sex hormone called testosterone. Which bring about changes in the appearance of boys at puberty.

Also Check – How do Organisms Reproduce Class 10 Questions and Answers

Scrotum

• Small pouch that contains Testis.
• Present outside the abdominal cavity. 
• As sperms are formed here, this requires a lower temperature than the normal body temperature.

Also Check – How do Organisms Reproduce Class 10 – Notes

Vas Deferens

• Tube-like structure which connects testes to the urethra in order to allow the passage of semen.

Urethra

• Common passage for both the sperms and urine. 
• It never carries both of them at the same time.
• Secretes seminal fluid and nutrients.

Prostate Gland and Seminal Vesicles 

• Fluid and nutrients combine with sperm to form semen. Milky, viscous fluid contains fructose, proteins and other chemicals for nourishing and stimulating sperms.

Also Check – What is the role of Seminal Vesicles and Prostate Gland

Penis

• External male genital organ.
• Transfers sperms into the vagina of the female during copulation.
• Tiny and motile bodies that use their long tail to move through the female reproductive tract.