HSCI 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Vas Deferens, Gonad, Testicle

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSCI 100
• Professor: Nienkevan Houten

Document Summary

Gonads: germs cells in gonads develop into gametes in specialized compartments with support cells. > testes produce sperm and testosterone: spermatogenesis: process of making sperm cells, oogenesis: process of making eggs in females. Scrotum: sac that holds the testes, help regulate temperature of the testes: 37 degrees is too warm and can kill the sperm. Testes: paired organ that produce sperm and male sex hormones, composed of seminiferous tubules where sperm are produced, sertoli cells. > nourish sperm and regulate process of sperm production (spermatogenesis, 74 days) > between seminiferous tubules and produce the male hormone, androgens. Duct system: epididymis: where sperm mature and are stored. From there, the sperm go through the vas deferens to the urethra, where the semen and urine as left the body. Prostate gland: produce an alkaline fluid to help buffer the acidic ph in the vagina.