Question

What are examples of diseases of the male reproductive system?

Answer 1

The male reproductive system consists of numerous organs that play an important role in human reproduction. The male reproductive organs are located on the external surface of the body and within the pelvis.

Complete answer:
The major male reproductive organs are the penis and the testicles. The testicles produce sperms and the penis transports the sperms as semen.
The penis is an external, male organ of the reproductive system. The function of the penis is to transfer semen into the female reproductive system during copulation. The penis has a long shaft and an enlarged, bulbous tip called the glans penis. The foreskin is a covering membrane that protects the glans penis and is supported by the glans penis.
The scrotum is an external, male organ that hangs behind the penis. The testes are held and protected by the scrotum.
The testis has two major functions:
- Production of sperms in the seminiferous tubules through meiosis.
- Synthesis of androgens
The disorders of the male reproductive system are:
- Erectile Dysfunction: It is the repeated inability to maintain an erect penis by a sexually mature individual.
- Epididymitis: It is the inflammation of the epididymis.
- Prostate Cancer
- Testicular Cancer

Note:
The epididymis is a mass of coiled tubes. The sperms produced in the testes are stored in the epididymis.
The vas deferens or the sperm duct is a 30cm long tube that carries the sperms from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.
There are 3 accessory glands. They are
- Seminal vesicles
- Prostate gland
- Bulbourethral gland