Aparato Reproductor Masculino
Aparato Reproductor Masculino
Aparato Reproductor Masculino
rganos externos
Testculos
Son los principales rganos del sistema reproductor masculino. Producen las
clulas espermticas y las hormonas sexuales masculinas. Se encuentran
alojados en el escroto o saco escrotal, que es un conjunto de envolturas que cubre
y aloja a los testculos en el varn.
Pene
Cuerpo esponjoso
Cuerpos cavernosos
Epiddimo
Conductos deferentes
rganos internos
Vesculas seminales
Conducto deferente
Uretra
La uretra es el conducto por el que discurre la orina desde la vejiga urinaria hasta
el exterior del cuerpo durante la miccin. La funcin de la uretra es excretora en
ambos sexos y tambin cumple una funcin reproductiva en el hombre al permitir
el paso del semen desde las vesculas seminales que abocan a la prstata hasta
el exterior.
Las glndulas bulbo uretrales, tambin conocidas como glndulas de Cowper, son
dos glndulas que se encuentran debajo de la prstata. Su funcin es secretar un
lquido alcalino que lubrica y neutraliza la acidez de la uretra antes del paso del
semen en la eyaculacin. Este lquido puede contener espermatozoides
(generalmente arrastrados), por lo cual la prctica de retirar el pene de la vagina
antes de la eyaculacin no es un mtodo anticonceptivo efectivo
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
External organs
Testicles
They are the main organs of the male reproductive system.
They produce sperm cells and male sex hormones. They are
housed in the scrotum or scrotal sac, which is a set of wraps
that covers and lodges the testicles in the male.
Penis
It is the male copulatory organ, which also intervenes in
urinary excretion. It consists of the spongy body and the
corpora cavernosa, one of whose faculties is to deposit the
sperm during intercourse, and thereby achieve the fertilization
of the ovum.
Spongy body
The spongy body is the smallest of the three columns of
erectile tissue found inside the penis (the other two are the
corpora cavernosa). It is located in the lower part of the virile
member. The glans is the last portion and the widest part of
the spongy body; Has a conical shape.
Its function is to avoid that during erection, the urethra is
compressed, a conduit by which both semen and urine are
expelled.
Cavernous bodies
The corpora cavernosa constitute a pair of columns of erectile
tissue located in the upper part of the penis that fill with blood
during the erections.
Epididymis
The epididymis is constituted by the meeting and bundling of
the seminiferous ducts. It distinguishes a head, body and tail
that continues with the vas deferens. It is approximately 5 cm
long by 12 mm wide.
Vas deferens
The vas deferens are a pair of ducts surrounded by smooth
muscle, each approximately 30 cm long, which connect the
epididymis with the ejaculatory ducts, mediating the course of
the semen between them.
During ejaculation, the smooth muscle of the ducts contracts,
pushing the semen into the ejaculatory ducts and then into the
urethra, from where it is expelled to the outside. Vasectomy is
a method of contraception in which the vas deferens are cut.
Internal organs
Seminal vesicles
A viscous alkaline liquid is added which neutralizes the acid
environment of the urethra. Under normal conditions the fluid
contributes about 40% of the semen. The seminal vesicles are
glands producing approximately 3% of the volume of seminal
fluid located in the pelvic excavation. Behind the urinary
bladder, in front of the rectum and immediately above the
base of the prostate, with which they are attached by its lower
end.
Different conductor
The vas deferens or ejaculatory are part of the male anatomy;
Each man has two of them. They begin at the end of the vas
deferens and terminate in the urethra. During ejaculation, the
semen passes through these ducts and is then expelled from
the body through the penis.
Prostate
The prostate is a glandular organ of the genitourinary system,
exclusive to men, shaped like chestnut, located in front of the
rectum, below and at the exit of the urinary bladder. It contains
cells that produce part of the seminal fluid that protects and
nourishes the sperm contained in the semen.
Urethra
The urethra is the tube through which urine flows from the
urinary bladder to the outside of the body during urination. The
function of the urethra is excretory in both sexes and also
fulfills a reproductive function in the man by allowing the
passage of semen from the seminal vesicles that lead to the
prostate to the outside.
Bulbourebral glands
The bulbourethral glands, also known as Cowper's glands, are
two glands that lie beneath the prostate gland. Its function is
to secrete an alkaline liquid that lubricates and neutralizes the
acidity of the urethra before the passage of semen into
ejaculation. This fluid may contain spermatozoa (usually
carried), so the practice of removing the penis from the vagina
before ejaculation is not an effective method of contraception
Aparato reproductor femenino