Draw the path a sperm will take

from the testes to out of the penis

Becomes erect when
spaces in its structure fill
with blood. Carries sperm
out of the body

Penis

Prostate
gland
Helps to produce
the seminal fluid.
An alkali solution
to help
neutralize
vaginal
secretions
Carries sperm from
the testis to the
urethra

Carries semen
from the sperm
duct to the tip
of the penis

Sperm
ducts

Urether
Scrotum

A bag of
skin that
holds the
testis

Testes
Made up of coiled
tubes which produce
sperm

What are the male sex cells called?

Males produce sex cells called sperm
Sperm are made in the testes
Millions are made
Small (head is about 0.01mm)
Flagellum (tail) to swim to the egg cell
Mitochondria in order to respire to produce energy for swimming
Enzymes in the acrosome (head) in order to break into the jelly
layer covering the egg.

Draw the path

an egg will
take from the
ovary to out
of the vagina

What are the female sex cells called?

In females the sex cells are called eggs/ovum
Eggs are produced in ovaries
Larger than sperm (0.1mm)
1 released per month

cytoplasm

Is not mobile
Contains energy stores
jelly coat

The jelly coat changes after

Fertilisation so no more sperm can enter
An egg is so big that this is how
big a sperm looks next to it

Cell
membrane
Nucleus