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*[[Uterus]]--Carries the [[fetus]] during [[gestation]]
 
*[[Uterus]]--Carries the [[fetus]] during [[gestation]]
 
*[[Ovaries]]--Produce [[ova]]; also produce [[hormone]]s and thus are also classified as endocrine organs. Homologous to the [[testicles]] in the male.
 
*[[Ovaries]]--Produce [[ova]]; also produce [[hormone]]s and thus are also classified as endocrine organs. Homologous to the [[testicles]] in the male.
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*[[Fallopian tube]]s--Conducts the [[ovum]] from the ovary to the uterus, by means of [[cilia]].
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*[[Testicle]]s--Produce [[spermatozoa]]; also produce [[hormone]]s and thus are also classified as endocrine organs. Homologous to the [[ovaries]] in the female.
 
*[[Testicle]]s--Produce [[spermatozoa]]; also produce [[hormone]]s and thus are also classified as endocrine organs. Homologous to the [[ovaries]] in the female.
 
*[[Prostate]]--Produces fluids to supply nutrients to the spermatozoa; also closes the bladder.
 
*[[Prostate]]--Produces fluids to supply nutrients to the spermatozoa; also closes the bladder.
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*[[Bulbourethral gland]]--An [[exocrine]] gland that produces mucus to lubricate the ducts of the reproductive system.
    
Each male reproductive organ is [[homologous]], or directly corresponding, to a particular female reproductive organ.
 
Each male reproductive organ is [[homologous]], or directly corresponding, to a particular female reproductive organ.