- A **** or
testis (pl.
testes) is the
gonad in all male bilaterians,
including humans, and is
homologous to the
ovary in females. Its
primary functions...
- Cryptorchidism, also
known as
undescended testis, is the
failure of one or both
testes to
descend into the ****. The word is from
Ancient Gr**** κρυπτός (kryptos) 'hidden'...
-
Genetic ****
determines whether the
gonads will be
testes or ovaries. In the
developing embryo if the
testes are developed, it will
produce and
secrete male...
- the
emptying of the
testes before the
sperm were
matured sufficiently for fertilization.
Another advantage is it
protects the
testes from
jolts and compressions...
-
risks for
cancer and
sterility in
males with cryptorchidism, or
undescended testes.[citation needed]
Cryptorchidism is
definitively diagnosed after 1 year...
-
secondary ****
characteristics at puberty.
Androgens are
synthesized in the
testes, the ovaries, and the
adrenal glands.
Androgens increase in both
males and...
-
Testicular atrophy is a
medical condition in
which one or both ****s (or "
testes")
diminish in size and may be
accompanied by
reduced testicular function...
- in preco****tory traits,
larger hyoids but
smaller testes, or post-co****tory traits,
larger testes and
smaller hyoids. The
hyoid of
Alouatta is pneumatized...
-
barrier between the
blood vessels and the
seminiferous tubules of the
animal testes. The name "blood-testis barrier" is
misleading as it is not a blood-organ...
- ****togenic
tissue of the
testes.
Testosterone is a
steroid hormone produced primarily by the
Leydig cells of the
testes, and in
lesser amounts by the...
