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The testicle (from latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning "witness" [of virility],plural testes) is the male gonand in animals . Like the ovaries to which they arehomologous, testes are components of both the reproductive system and the endocrine system . The respective functions of the testes are to produce sperm ( spermatogenesis) and to produceandrogens, primarily testosterone .

Both functions of the testicle are influenced by gonadotropic hormones produced by the anterior pituitary.luteinizing hormone (LH) results in testosterone release. The presence of both testosterone andfollicle stimulating hormones (FSH) is needed to support spermatogenesis

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