#testis__testicle__orchis__ball__ballock__bollock__nut one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
supertype: male_reproductive_gland gonad
subtype: undescended_testis a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer"
part of: male_reproductive_system male_genitalia
part: testicular_artery__internal_spermatic_artery__arteria_testicularis a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles
part: testicular_vein__vena_testicularis a vein from the testicles
part: seminiferous_tubule any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
part: epididymis a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
part: vasa_efferentia the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis
part: rete_testis network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia
part: vas_deferens__ductus_deferens a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
part: spermatic_cord__spermaticcord a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
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