Question

List two functions performed by the testis in human beings.

Answer 1

Hint: Testosterone plays a major role in men's puberty. Testosterone is the hormone that allows stronger voices, bigger bodies, and body and facial hair to grow in youth.

Complete Answer:
First we should know about male reproductive system to answer this question.
- The male reproductive system is made up of a number of sex organs which play major part in the human reproduction process.
- These organs are found inside the pelvis and on the outside of the body. The primary male sex organs are the penis and the testes that contain semen and sperm to fertilise an ovum in the female body as part of sexual activity; the fertilized ovum (zygote) grows into a foetus that is subsequently born as a baby.
- Accessory glands, particularly seminal vesicles and the prostate gland, include fluids which lubricate the duct system and nurture the sperm. The urethra is the conduit that transfers the sperm from the penis to the outside of the body.

The testes are the human male reproductive organ that is found outside the abdominal cavity inside a pouch named scrotum. Its tasks are as follows:
1. Manufactures sperm.
2. Produces Testosterone hormone

Note: The male reproductive system's embryonic and prenatal growth is the mechanism by which the reproductive organs evolve, mature, and establish themselves. It starts with one single fertilized egg and culminates with the birth of a male child 38 weeks later. It is a part of the sexual differentiation stage.