Matching Pairs Male ReproOnline version Male repro anatomy and functions by Ashlin Kendrick 1 Sigmoid flexure 2 Cowper's (bulbourethral) gland 3 Epididymis 4 Sheath 5 Scrotum 6 Androgens 7 Testicles 8 Urethra 9 Retractor muscle 10 LH 11 Prostate gland 12 Seminal vesicles 13 Urinary bladder 14 Vas deferens 15 FSH 16 GnRH 17 Penis causes the interstitial cells in the testicles to secrete androgens deposits semen in the female reproductive tract and excretes urine from the body releases fluid into urethra to cleanse and neutralize it to allow sperm to survive in it carries testicles and regulates their temperature stimulates the anterior pituitary gland in the brain to release both FSH and LH, which are essential to reproduction. stores, concentrates, and transports sperm extends the penis outside the body during mating carries sperm and urine to the penis nourishes the sperm with a thick, milky fluid Stimulate the development, growth, and activity of reproductive parts; trigger puberty, trigger the development of male secondary sex characteristics, and also function in the production of sperm produce seminal fluid that transports and protects the sperm produce sperm and hormones associated with reproduction covers and protects the penis when it is relaxed affects the tubules in the testicles, causing them to produce sperm. stores urine; has no reproductive function transports sperm from the epididymis to the urethra pulls the penis back into the body