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Reptile Reproduction - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 14:10, 23 July 2008
, 14:10, 23 July 2008→Testes
=== Testes ===
=== Testes ===
* 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.
=== Hemipenes ===
=== Hemipenes ===