What advantage is associated with human testes located in an external sac rather than in the abdominal cavity?

A) a shorter distance that semen must travel during ejaculation
B) the testes can be kept at a constant temperature
C) the testes can be kept cooler than the body's interior
D) the testes can enlarge at sexual maturity


C

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Which human bone is found in the pectoral

girdle?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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