Why must the testes be located outside the body in the scrotum?

What will be an ideal response?


Proper development of the spermatozoa depends on an environment in which the temperature is a few degrees cooler than body temperature, as it is in the scrotum because it is outside the body.

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These are venereal sores:

A. seminoma B. chancroids C. Peyronie Disease D. epididymitis

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Dina suffers from phantom limb pain, ever since her leg was amputated following a car accident. She deals with the constant pain by focusing on her personal exercise and rehabilitation program, lifting weights and swimming several times a day. This is an example of

a) passive coping. b) active coping. c) progressive muscle relaxation. d) EMG biofeedback. b) active coping.

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Blood clot forms in a large lower limb vessel:

a. Aortic stenosis b. Mitral valve prolapse c. Deep vein thrombosis d. Hypercholesterolemia e. Acute coronary syndrome

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