Question

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

• A. providing a secondary sexual feature for exhibiting the male sex
• B. maintaining the scrotal temperature lower than the internal body temperature
• C. escaping any possible compression by the visceral organs
• D. providing more space for the growth of Epididymis

Answer 1

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.