GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Testes (or testicles)-these are a pair of egg-shaped glands that sit in the scrotum, on the outside of the body. They produce sperm and testosterone, which is the male sex hormone.

Detailed explanation-2: -The testes synthesize two essential products: testosterone, needed for the development and maintenance of many physiological functions including normal testis function; and sperm, needed for male fertility.

Detailed explanation-3: -What do the testes do? The testes have two functions – to produce sperm and to produce hormones, particularly testosterone.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two testicles (or testes) produce sperm and the male sex hormone testosterone.

Detailed explanation-5: -The seminiferous tubules then release the sperm into a series of ducts where they mature and pass to the urethra. Around the seminiferous tubules are the specialised cells that produce testosterone, called the Leydig cells.