The Male Reproductive Organs
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Medical Name: Prostate Gland
Function: Stops urine flow during intercourse and adds milky fluid to help sperm swim.
Medical Name: Corpus Cavernosum
Function: Spongy tissue that is inflated with arterial blood causing an erection.
Medical Name: Corpus Spongiosum
Function: Spongy tissue that is inflated with arterial blood. Keeps the urethra functional.
Medical Name: Ureter
Function: Tube that brings urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
Medical Name: Rectum
Function: Storage area for feces before they are expelled. Tube continues to up to colon.
Medical Name: Coccyx (Lower Spine)
Function: Part of the skeleton often called tailbone as it may be the remnant of a tail.
Medical Name: Bladder
Function: A hollow muscular organ that holds urine prior to being expelled.
Medical Name: Glans Penis
Function: A touch sensitive organ surrounding the urethral opening protected by a foreskin.
Medical Name: Urethra
Function: A dual purpose tube that carries urine and semen through the penis.
Medical Name: Testis
Function: Sperm are made in this egg shaped organ suspended in a scrotum to keep cool.
Medical Name: Epididymis & Vas Deferens
Function: Collects the maturing sperm from the Testis and moves them to the prostate.
Medical Name: Bulbourethral Gland
Function: Adds lubricating fluid and acidity regulator to neutralise any urine residue.
Medical Name: Seminal Vessicles
Function: Adds fluid to energise and protect the sperm from the acidity in the vagina.
Medical Name: Anus
Function: Circular muscular opening that controls the exit of feces from the rectum.
