anus - the opening at the end of the digestive tract where
bowel contents leave the body.
bladder - a triangular shaped, hollow organ located in the lower
abdomen. It is held in place by ligaments that are attached to other
organs and the pelvic bones. The bladder's walls relax and expand to
store urine and contract and flatten to empty urine through the
urethra.
epididymis - a long tube that is located near each testicle.
The epididymis is the tube in which the sperm from the testicles are
removed away from the testicles.
penis - the external reproductive organ of the male. The
penis is made up of two parts, the shaft and the glans. The glans is
the tip of the penis, while the shaft is the main part of the penis
and contains the tube (urethra) that drains the bladder. All boys
are born with a foreskin, or a covering over the tip of the penis.
Some boys are circumcised, which means that this covering of skin is
removed. Other boys are not circumcised and may have skin that
covers the tip of the penis.
prostate gland - a sex gland in men. It is about the size of
a walnut, and surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra - the
tube that carries urine from the bladder. It is partly muscular and
partly glandular, with ducts opening into the prostatic portion of
the urethra. It is made up of three lobes: a center lobe, with one
lobe on each side. The prostate gland secretes a slightly alkaline
fluid that forms part of the seminal fluid, a fluid that carries
sperm.
rectum - the lower end of the large intestine, leading to the
anus.
scrotum - the bag of skin that holds and helps to protect the
testicles. The testicles make sperm, and to do this, the temperature
of the testicles needs to be cooler than the inside of the body.
This is why the scrotum is located outside of the body.
seminal vesicles - the sac-like glands that lie behind the
bladder and release a fluid that forms part of semen.
testes (testicles) - the testes are two small organs that are
found inside the scrotum. The testes are responsible for making
sperm and are also involved in producing a hormone called
testosterone. Testosterone is an important hormone during male
development and maturation - for developing muscles, deepening the
voice, and growing body hair.
urethra - the tube that allows urine to pass outside the
body. The brain signals the bladder muscles to tighten, which
squeezes urine out of the bladder. At the same time, the brain
signals the sphincter muscles to relax to let urine exit the bladder
through the urethra. When all the signals occur in the correct
order, normal urination occurs.
vas deferens - where the sperm is stored; a tube that carries
the sperm out of the scrotal sac. The vas deferens is between the
epididymis and the urethra and connects these together.
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