PATHOLOGY MCQ
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
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Question
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What holds the testicles and keeps them at the best temperature for making sperm?
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Sperm
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Penis
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Scrotum
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Testicles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Scrotum. The bag of skin that holds and helps to protect the testicles. The testicles make sperm and, to do this, the temperature of the testicles needs to be cooler than the inside of the body. This is why the scrotum is located outside of the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sperm production in the testes takes place in coiled structures called seminiferous tubules. Along the top of each testicle is the epididymis. This is a cordlike structure where the sperm mature and are stored.
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