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| | === Testes === | | === Testes === |
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| | + | * Testes produce sperm and secrete the hormones responsible for mating behaviour and secondary sex characteristics. |
| | + | * Size varies with season,temperature,light and food supply. |
| | + | * Right testicle adjacent to the vena cava, connected to it by tiny vessels. |
| | + | * Left testicle lies intimately associated with the left adrenal gland and has its own blood supply. |
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| | === Hemipenes === | | === Hemipenes === |