Inspection of the scrotum should reveal:
a. lightly pigmented skin.
b. two testes per sac.
c. smooth scrotal sacs.
d. the left scrotal sac lower than the right.
D
The left cord is longer than the right; consequently, the left testis hangs somewhat lower. The skin of the scrotum is more darkly pigmented. The scrotum has one testis per sac. The scrotum has small epidermoid cysts that give it a lumpy appearance.
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