A&P MRS: Testes

testes

epididymis

ductus deferens

spermatic cord

seminal vesicles

ejaculatory ducts

urethra

prostate gland

external genitalia

male gonad

orchis

to produce spermatozoa

to produce hormone: testosterone

in the scrotum

suspended by the spermatic cord

this is fibrous connective tissue

it surrounds each testis

this is germinating tissue

it produces spermatozoa and hormones

1 to 4 tubules located in each lobule

lobules are found throughout the testis

network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules into the epididymis

production of spermatozoa

exocrine

testosterone

secondary male sex characteristic

endocrine through the interstitial cells of the testes (cells of Leydig)