Question

Name the following

(i) The structure in which testes are present in man.

Answer 1

Scrotum

• Testes are located outside the body in scrotum to facilitate sperm formation and maturation as it requires a temperature lower than the normal body temperature.
• The scrotum helps in maintaining the low temperature of the testes, that is, $2-3^{\circ }C$ lower than the normal internal body temperature, necessary for the formation of sperms.