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50 ESOTERIC ANTHROPOLOGY.
of several hundreds of minute, convoluted tubes, ending
in a single vessel, which conveys the semen, or vitaliz
ing fluid, secreted by these organs, into the seminal vesi-
Fig. 20.
cles» where it is mingled with a
secretion from the prostate gland,
and is held in readiness to be
ejected through the urethra,
during the sexual orgasm.
Fig. 20 represents the minute structure
of the testis. 1,1. Tunica albuginea. 2,2.
Mediastinum testis. 3, 3. The lobuli. 4, 4,
Vasa recta. 5. Rete testis. 6. Vasa effer-
entia ; six of them only are shown in the
diagram. 7. Cervi vasculosi, constituting
the globus major pf the epididymis. 8.
Body of the epididymis. 9. Its globus
minor. 10. Vas deferens. 11. Vaseulum
aberrans.
The testicles, in an early stage
of foetal development, are formed
close by the kidneys, and grad
ually descend to the lower part
of the abdomen, where
ANATOMY OF THE TESTIS.
they pass
through openings, and are lodged
in the scrotum, suspended between the thighs, and just
below the penis, They do not always emerge from
the body.
The prostate gland is a small body about the size and
shape of a chestnut, just beneath, and partly surround
ing the neck of the bladder. See Fig. 19. Its secre
tion seems to be a vehicle for the senTen.
The penis is, in many respects, a remarkable organ.
Small in infancy, it attains at puberty to a length of from
five to seven inches, and is about five inches in circum-