What are the testes?
The testicles is called the testes. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a pair of oval organs.
What it is
- A pair of oval organs.
- The male reproductive glands.
- Produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.
Where it is
- Suspended in the scrotum, outside the abdomen.
- Each covered by several layers, including the tunica vaginalis.
- Connected to the abdomen by the spermatic cord.
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