testículo

Also known as testis, testes, balls, ball, testicles, egg

thumb|right|202px| Animation of the migration of spermatozoa from their origin as germ cells to their exit from the vas deferens. A) Blood vessels; B) Head of [[epididymis; C) Efferent ductules; D) Seminiferous tubules; E) Parietal lamina of tunica vaginalis; F) Visceral lamina of tunica vaginalis; G) Cavity of tunica vaginalis; H) Tunica albuginea; I) Lobule of testis; J) Tail of epididymis; K) Body of epididymis; L) Mediastinum testis; M) Vas deferens.]] A testicle, also called testis ( testes) is the male gonad in all gonochoric animals, including humans, and is homologous to the ovary, whi

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A testicle (or testis) is the male gonad that produces spermatozoa, which travel through a series of ducts including the epididymis and vas deferens before exiting the body. It is the male equivalent of the ovary and is essential for male reproduction in humans and other animals.

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Key facts

Anatomy.Name: Testicle
Anatomy.Latin: testis
Anatomy.Image: Testicle_hariadhi.svg
Anatomy.Caption: Diagram of inner structures of a human testicle (the labelling "seminal vesicle lobules" is incorrect and should be "testicular lobules" instead)
Anatomy.Width: 300
Anatomy.Image2: Gray1144.png
Anatomy.Caption2: Diagram of the external features and surrounding structures of the testicles of an adult male
Anatomy.Artery: Testicular artery
Anatomy.Vein: Testicular vein, pampiniform plexus
Anatomy.Nerve: Spermatic plexus
Anatomy.Lymph: Lumbar lymph nodes
Medical condition.name: Testicular disease
Medical condition.specialty: Urology, Reproductive medicine

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Research

124,795 papers

The hypoxic testicle: physiology and pathophysiology.ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2012Reyes JG, Farias JG, Henríquez-Olavarrieta S et al.DOI: 10.1155/2012/929285
A Systematic Review of Testicle Survival Time After a Torsion Event.Pediatric emergency care · 2019Mellick LB, Sinex JE, Gibson RW et al.DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001287
Poor welfare compromises testicle physiology in breeding boars.PloS one · 2022Bernardino T, Carvalho CPT, Batissaco L et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268944
Management of the contralateral testicle in patients with unilateral testicular cancer.ReviewWorld journal of urology · 2009Lee EK, Holzbeierlein JMDOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0410-4
Perineal testicle.The Journal of urology · 1947CECIL ABDOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)69571-5
[Segmental infarction of testicle presenting as right acute scrotum: a case report].ReviewNihon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi. The japanese journal of urology · 2000Ushida H, Johnin K, Koizumi S et al.DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.91.79
[A case of traumatic rupture of the testicle].ReviewHinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica · 1989Matsuda H, Wakabayashi A, Kohri K et al.
A diagnostic dilemma: dystrophic calcified nodule of the testicle in a patient with no other symptoms - case report and review of the literature.ReviewUrologia internationalis · 2012Viola P, Claudi R, Pompa P et al.DOI: 10.1159/000332819

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Article · Português

O testículo é a gônada sexual masculina dos animais sexuados produzindo as células de fecundação chamadas de espermatozóides (os gâmetas masculinos). Nos mamíferos ocorre aos pares e são protegidos fora do corpo por uma bolsa chamada escroto. Podem também ficar no interior do corpo de animais (geralmente os répteis ou os marinhos). Têm função de glândula produzindo hormônios masculinos. Sua função é homóloga a dos ovários das fêmeas. Nos seres humanos, os testículos são suspensos pelos cordões espermáticos formados por vasos sanguíneos e linfáticos, nervos, músculo cremaster, epidídimo e canal deferente.

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