The Body’s Reproductive

System
LESSON OUTCOMES:
•Identified parts of the male and
female human reproductive
system
•Described the structure and
function of the male and female
reproductive system.
INTRODUCTION
•All plants and animals need to reproduce to
keed their kind going.

•The organ system that is responsible

producing the young or children is called the
reproductive system.
•Reproduction is the process by which living
things make new individuals of the same
kind.
•Both male and female reproductive systems
are involve in producing new individuals.
 Male Reproductive System
External Structures
• Penis: external male sex organ
- Circumcised: removes some or all of foreskin
- Uncircumcised: foreskin not removed
• Scrotum: sac of skin and muscle containing testicles

Uncircumcised Circumcised
Male Reproductive System
 Male Reproductive System
Internal Structures
• Prostate: exocrine gland of male reproductive system
• Vas Deferens: tubes connecting epididymis to
ejaculatory ducts
• Epididymis: organ where sperm matures
• Testicles: organ where sperm is created
• Urethra: tube that connects bladder to outside of
body
• Cowper’s Gland: secretes lubricating fluid
• Seminal Vesicle: make semen (seminal fluid)
The Sperm Pathway
Seminal vesicles

Testes
Ejaculatory duct

Sperm
Prostate gland

Epididymis
Urethra

Vas deferens Expulsion

from the body
Male Reproductive Disorders
 Testicular Torsion

 Testicular torsion is
the twisting of the
spermatic cord, which
cuts off the blood
supply to the testicle
and surrounding
structures within the
scrotum.
Testicular Torsion
 Prostate Cancer

 Cancer of the Prostate

 Most Common in African

American men over the
age of 50
 Testicular Cancer
 most common cancer

in males between the

ages of 15 and 34

 highly treatable when

diagnosed early
Signs include…
 collection of fluid in the scrotum
 lump or enlargement in either testicle
 Unexplained fatigue
Impotence
 Impotence is a common
problem among men

 characterized by the
consistent inability to
sustain an erection or the
inability to achieve
ejaculation, or both.
Cause of Impotence
 Urologist
 Medical professional
 Specializes in the urinary tract of males and
females and in the reproductive system of males
Female Reproductive
system
 Female Reproductive System

External Structures
Mons Pubis: soft mound of flesh above genitals

Labia: lip-like structures on the outside of the

vagina

Clitoris: sex organ whose sole function is pleasure

External Organs
 Female Reproductive System
Internal Structures

Vagina: tract from uterus to exterior

Hymen: mucous membrane around vaginal
opening
Cervix: lower, narrow portion of uterus
Uterus: pear-shaped organ containing growing
fetus
Fallopian Tubes: pathway for egg travel during
ovulation
Ovaries: egg-producing organs
Internal Female Reproductive Organs
Female Reproductive Systems
Disorders
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• Progressive infection—gets worse over time
• Affects fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix or ovaries
• Can lead to long term reproductive problems
• Symptoms include: foul-smelling discharge,
heavier than normal periods, painful urination
• Causes: bacteria move upward from a woman's
vagina or cervix (opening to the uterus) into her
reproductive organs.
• InEndometriosis, the tissue begins to grow on the outside of
the uterus
• Causes: menstrual blood containing endometrial cells
flows back through the fallopian tubes and into the pelvic
cavity instead of out of the body. These displaced
endometrial cells stick to the pelvic walls and surfaces of
pelvic organs, where they grow
• Symptoms include: severe pelvic pain, constipation,
diarrhea
Pain when having intercourse, can cause infertility
Tell whether the following part belong to male
or female.
1. Fallopian tube
2. Cervix
3. Vas deferens
3. Testis
4. Semen
5. Uterus
6. Sperm
7. Cowper’s gland
8. Vagina
9. Scrotum
10. Clitoris