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The testes in humans are situated outside the abdominal cavity inside a pouch called scrotum. The purpose served is for:

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providing a secondary sexual feature for exhibiting the male sex
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maintaining the scrotal temperature lower than the internal body temperature
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escaping any possible compression by the visceral organs
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providing more space for the growth of Epididymis
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The correct option is B maintaining the scrotal temperature lower than the internal body temperature
The testes in human males are present outside the abdominal cavity in a pouch called as the scrotum. The testicles are located outside the body because sperm develops best at a temperature several degrees cooler than normal internal body temperature. This is also why the male testes rise into the body when the outer temperature gets too cold.

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