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Article: Male Reproductive System
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Male Reproductive System
Reproduction is essential for any species to sustain its population. In the simplest sense, the most important function of every living organism is reproduction. Organs of the male and female reproductive systems play a central role in sexual reproduction by creating, nourishing, and housing sex cells called
gametes
.
The human male reproductive system consists of gonads called testes, a series of ducts (epididymis,
vas deferens
, ejaculatory duct, urethra) that serve to transport spermatozoa to the female reproductive tract, and accessory sex glands (seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands).
Testes
The testes (singular, testis) are paired ...