# What are the testes?

The testicles is called the testes. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a pair of oval organs.

## What it means

- A pair of oval organs.
- The male reproductive glands.
- Produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.

## Action steps

1. Suspended in the scrotum, outside the abdomen.
2. Each covered by several layers, including the tunica vaginalis.
3. Connected to the abdomen by the spermatic cord.

## Sources

- [Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918)](https://www.bartleby.com/107/)

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