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The male reproductive system consists of the gonads (testes or testicles), the duct system (epididymis, ductus deferens and ejaculatory duct), accessory glands (seminal vesicles, prostate and bulbourethral glands) and external genital organs (scrotum and penis).
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Grazioli, L., Apostolopoulos, E., Zappa, N. (2009). Male Reproductive System: Normal Gross and Microscopic Anatomy. In: Grazioli, L., Olivetti, L. (eds) Imaging of Urogenital Diseases. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1344-5_3
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