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What are the testes and how do they function?

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The testes are egg-shaped glands situated in the scrotum. They produce spermatozoa. The sperm is collected at the back of the testicles in a maze of coiled tubes called the epididymis. It then travels up toward the seminal vesicles and prostate through a long tube known as the vas deferens. The two testes (testes or testicles) are the male gonads. Each of them hangs freely on the funiculus within the scrotum (scrotum). within the testicles , sperm and testosterone, the male steroid hormone , are produced for all times in men. What are the testicles?   The paired testicles (testicles) are a part of the interior male genital organs and therefore the production sites of the seminal threads (sperm). they need an elongated shape and a mean diameter of three centimeters. they're flattened on the edges , about four centimeters long and 25 to 30 grams in weight. the top of the epididymis lies at the upper end of every testicle, the rear of the epididymis body. The size of the te...