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In human anatomy, the penis (/ ˈ p iː n ɪ s /; pl.: penises or penes; from the Latin pēnis, initially "tail" [1]) is an external sex organ (intromittent organ) through which males urinate and ejaculate.
The symbol of the Roman god Mars (god of war) is often used to represent the male sex. It also stands for the planet Mars and is the alchemical symbol for iron.. Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, [1] [2] [3] or ovum, in the process of fertilisation.
Sex chromosomes (also referred to as allosomes, heterotypical chromosome, gonosomes, heterochromosomes, [1] [2] or idiochromosomes [1]) are chromosomes that carry the genes that determine the sex of an individual.
The male reproductive system consists of a number of sex organs that play a role in the process of human reproduction.These organs are located on the outside of the body, and within the pelvis.
Gender symbols on a public toilet in Switzerland. A gender symbol is a pictogram or glyph used to represent sex and gender, for example in biology and medicine, in genealogy, or in the sociological fields of gender politics, LGBT subculture and identity politics.
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. [1] [2] This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors.
In European societies, Roman law, post-classical Canon law, and later Common law, referred to a person's sex as male, female or hermaphrodite, with legal rights as male or female depending on the characteristics that appeared most dominant.
Thomas Beatie was assigned female at birth and grew up in Honolulu as the first of two children. His mother, Susan Nickels Beatie, was born in Minnesota. [6]: 16, 18 His father, of Korean and Filipino descent, was born and raised in Hawaii.