Lecture Notes

So what's the purpose of male and female sex organs? Clearly the female sex organs serve a reproductive function, but male organs are important for reproduction as well. Male and female sex organs produce and store gametes. Gametes are sex cells of genetic material for reproduction. Male sex organs manufacture the gametes for delivery to the female's reproductive tract. Female reproductive organs have the added ability to provide an environment and nourishment for development of a fetus during gestation and nourishment after birth. The sex organs serve a reproductive function, but they also perform other functions as well. Male and female sexual anatomy brings pleasure, and they also serve to attract potential sex partners. Because of the mutual pleasure partners give each other, it is clear that sexual structures also serve an important role in human relationships.