Frederic H.

Martini
Fundamentals of
Anatomy & Physiology
SIXTH EDITION

Chapter 28, part 1

The Reproductive System

PowerPoint® Lecture Slide Presentation prepared by

Dr. Kathleen A. Ireland, Biology Instructor, Seabury Hall, Maui, Hawaii
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SECTION 28-1
The Reproductive System

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Learning Objectives

• Specify the components of the reproductive

system, and summarize their functions
• Describe the components of the male and female
reproductive systems
• Outline the processes of meiosis and
gametogenesis in both sexes
• Explain the roles played by the male reproductive
tract and accessory glands in the functional
maturation, nourishment, storage, and transport
of spermatozoa

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Learning Objectives

• Summarize the anatomical, physiological, and

hormonal aspects of the male and female
reproductive cycles
• Discuss the physiology of sexual intercourse

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Reproductive System

• Reproductive system functions in gamete

• Production
• Storage
• Nourishment
• Transport
• Fertilization
• Fusion of male and female gametes to form a
zygote

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SECTION 28-1
Introduction to the Reproductive System

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Reproductive system includes:

• Gonads (testes, ovaries)

• Ducts
• Accessory glands and organs
• External genitalia

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Males and Females

• Males
• Testes produce spermatozoa
• Expelled from body in semen during
ejaculation
• Females
• Ovaries produce oocytes
• Immature ovum
• Travels along uterine tube toward uterus
• Vagina connects uterus with exterior of body

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SECTION 28-2
The Reproductive System of the Male

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Male Reproductive System
• Pathway of spermatozoa
• Epididymis
• Ductus deferens
• Ejaculatory duct
• Accessory organs
• Seminal vesicles
• Prostate gland
• Bulbourethral glands
• Scrotal sac encloses testes
• Penis
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Figure 28.1 The Male Reproductive System

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The testes

• Descent of the testes

• Movement of testes through inguinal canal
into scrotum
• Occurs during fetal development
• Testes remain connected to internal structures
• Spermatic cords

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Figure 28.2 The Descent of the Testes

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Figure 28.2 The Descent of the Testes

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Figure 28.3 The Male Reproductive System in
Anterior View

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Male Anatomy

• Musculature of scrotal sac

• Dartos muscle wrinkles scrotal sac
• Cremaster muscle pulls sac close to body
• Testes anatomy
• Tunica albuginea surrounds testis
• Septa extend from tunica albuginea to
epididymus
• Lobules

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Sperm production

• In seminiferous tubules
• Interstitial cells between seminiferous tubules
• Secrete sex hormones
• Sperm pass through rete testis
• Efferent ductules connect rete testis to
epididymus

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Figure 28.4 The Structure of the Testes

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