Male reproductive system

Abstract

In the human, the organs intended for reproduction and copulation include internal organs, not visible, essentially for reproduction, and external organs, visible, for copulation. Thus, in the male reproductive system, the testis and the epididymis form a morphological and functional unit for the production of sperm; the accessory genital glands, intimately associated with the spermatic pathways, participate in the formation of genital plasma; and the external genital organs, located in the superficial space of the perineum, constitute the visible part of the reproductive organs and perform copulation. The function of the male reproductive system has an exquisite and precise endocrine and nervous regulation, involving different organs and mediators; sexual dysfunctions and infertility are often encountered following neurological or endocrine impairment.