The Testes

Spermatic cord

A strand of connective tissue called the ____ extends from the abdomen to each testicle; housed inside are blood and lymphatic vessels and nerves.

Lobules

Fibrous tissue separates each testis into more than 200 ____.

Seminiferous tubules; produced

Coiled inside each of these structures are one to three tightly coiled ducts called ____ which is where sperm are ____.

Rete testis

A network of vessels called the ____ lead away from this area and provide a location in which sperm partially mature.

Efferent

____ ductules conduct immature sperm away from the testes.

Tail of epididymis

Sperm pass into the ____, where they remain fertile for 40 to 60 days.

Vas deferens

Sperm leave the previous structure (tail of epididymis) and pass into the ____.