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Grade upto college level Zoology

The testes in humans are situated outside the abdominal cavity inside a pouch called scrotum. The purpose served is for 1. Providing a secondary sexual feature for exhibiting the male sex 2. Maintaining the scrotal temperature lower than the internal body temperature 3. Escaping any possible compression by the visceral organs 4. Providing more space for the growth of epididymis

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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12 Years ago
Sol: The tests in humans are situated outside the abdominal cavity in scrotal sacs. This is because the temperature of scrotal sacs is 2.5°C lesser than internal body temperature. Answer: (2)