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The testes are located in the scrotum, which is a sac of skin that hangs below the penis. They are responsible for producing sperm and testosterone, the male sex hormone.
The tissue that produces sperm cells is called the seminiferous tubules, which are found within the testes. Sperm cells are produced through the process of spermatogenesis within these tubules.
The synonym of testes is "testicles."
The male genitals include the testes, the ductus deferens, the seminal vesicles, the ejaculatory ducts, and the penis, together with these accessory structures: the prostate and the bulbourethral glands.The testes are two glandular organs, which secrete the semen; they are suspended in the scrotum by the spermatic cords.
The testes produce sperm and testosterone.
Testes is the plural form of testis referring to a pair of male reproductive organs.