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How do the scrotal muscles help maintain temperature homeostasis of the testes?
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∙ 17y ago
This is an interesting question. Sperm do best at temperatures slightly below the temperature of the body. This is why the testes are located outside of the abdomen. The scrotal muscles tense and relax to control the distance of the testes from the body. If it is colder they will pull the testes closer to take advantage of body heat. If it gets hotter they will relax to allow the testes to get further from the warmth of the body. Hope this helps! (BTW, they also have a reflexive action that pulls the testes close to the body when something touches the inner thigh. This does nothing to maintain a constant temperature but it does help protect them from injury.)
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∙ 17y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe scrotum adjusts temperature when your body temperature has dropped or risen. For example if a male is cold his scrotum will tighter compared to the normal hang of your scrotum but when warm it will be loose and hang.
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∙ 13y agoThe scrotal sac is made of tissue that can tighten or loosen depending on the temperature of the testes themselves. This is helpful in regulating temperature of the testes because the scrotal sac will contract bringing the testes closer to the body for warmth and let the testes descend to cool off, therefore maintaining a steady temperature that is optimum for sperm production.
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∙ 12y agoIt is the body trying to keep the testicles at the right temperature to produce sperm. Too hot and sperm numbers go down.
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∙ 14y agoIt contracts, toward the abdominal cavity, in order to keep the testicles at the correct temperature.
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What is the layer of smooth muscle that wrinkles the scrotal skin to help maintain a fairly constant intrascrotal temperature?
Dartos
What is the function of the dartos and cremaster muscles?
It's the muscle that surrounds the testicles and spermatic cord. It twitches involuntarily when the cremasteric reflex is stimulated, or to raise the testicles closer to the body when it's cold or the man is sexually excited. It can also be twitched voluntarily in most men using Kegels, where the muscles that tighten the anus, and stop the flow of urine, are contracted. Some men can also contract it by contracting their abdominal muscles.
Healthy sperm production should have a scrotal temperature that is?
Lower than body temperature
Why is it important for the testes be outside the body?
Sperm production requires an environment that is neither too hot or too cold. The cremaster muscles are those that will raise or lower the scrotal sac. If the testes are too warm, the cremaster muscles loosen and the scrotal sac will hand lower. If the testes are too cold, the cremaster muscles will control and draw them up closer to the body for warmth. So it's all about temperature control.
Why are the testis supped in the scrotal sac outside of the body?
To keep sperm cooler than core body temperature.
What is scrotol?
Adjective from scrotum. Should be scrotal. c.f. scrotal tuck.
How many feet in a scrotal mile?
There are 10560 feet in a scrotal mile as it is twice as awesome as a regular mile!
Two endocrine glands in the scrotal sac of a male?
testes are the two endocrine glands in the scrotal sac of a male.
What are two glands enclosed in the scrotal sac of a male?
The Testis is suspended by the spermatic cord which consist of the vas deferens and the testicular vessels enclosed with fascia and cremastric muscles
What is a female scrotum?
It is the 'sac' that holds the rabbits testes
Is the accumulation of serous fluid in the scrotal sac called hydronephrosis?
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the scrotal sac is called hydrocele.
What causes scrotal calcification?
Scrotal Calcification is raised bumps on the scrotum. They are caused by Calcium in the body that has attached itself in the sensitive scrotal skin. This is NOT an STD. It is a rare skin disorder that is not contagious. less than 8% of the population has this disorder.
