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Which muscle is responsible for the shrinkage of scrotum in winters? Dartos muscle or cremaster muscle?

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Dartos muscle in scrotal wall makes the surface wrinkled to prevent heat loss. Cremaster muscle in spermatic cord pulls testis close to body so that heat can be absorbed from body when environment is cold outside.

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