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Why are the human testes housed outside the abdominal cavity in a scrotum?
ATo protect them from urine
BTo raise hormone uptake
CTo keep them warmer
DTo keep them cooler
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. To keep them cooler
Spermatogenesis needs a temperature 2 to 2.5 degrees below core body temperature, which the scrotum maintains.
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