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Why does a bull's testicles hang lower from the body than a horse's?
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∙ 13y ago
There are two reasons why. First of all, horses are animals that love to run. In order to prevent the testes from getting damaged and bruised from running, they are tucked up closer to the body. Cattle are typically too bulky and heavy to run (though there is no doubt that they are capable of running quite fast), so the testes are allowed to hang down a bit more. The second reason is that the longitudinal length of the testes of a stallion are positioned parallel to the line of the underside of the belly or the ground. This prevents the scrotum from allowing the testes to hang down so much and, anatomically speaking, makes the testes have to be held closer to the body. With a bull, on the other hand, the testes are perpendicular to the ground.
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No. But it is better for fertility if they are lower than the core temperature of the body.
When a men has sex are his testicles saggy?
The position of the testicles is determined by the temperature. They regulate their temperature by drawing closer to the body when they are cold and moving lower when they are too warm.
How are sperm cells produced and incubated at a lower temperature than body temperature?
Many terrestrial male mammals have external reproductive organs (testicles) to keep their sperm at a lower temperature than the body. Within the testicles the sperm are generated and mature by the process of spermatogenesis.
Between the ages of 9 and 15 what happens to the testicles?
The testicles become larger and lower from the body, due to the body heat you produce.
Why is it necessary for the testes to be kept above body temperature?
The testicles are outside of the body for temperature control. The sperm develop best when the temperature is lower than the body temperature. If the testicles were kept at body temperature, the sperm would not develop correctly. The body has an ingenious temperature control mechanism, as well, for the testicles. If it is too hot for them, they descend and hang further away from the body. If it is too cold for them, they come up closer to the body!
What part of the cow reproductive system is responsible for the storage protection and temperature regulating of the testicles?
A cow does not have such structural characteristics in her reproductive system. However, bulls do, and such a body structure is called the scrotum.
Do your testicles move on their own?
Yes, the cremaster muscle moves the scrotum and thus the testicles up and down, according to temperature. The testicles are free hanging, so they can move back and forth within the scrotum too.
Why does the testicles come together when you bathe in cold water?
Sperm are best produced at a temperature slightly below the temperature of the rest of your body, that is the purpose of having external testicles (rather than inside of your body). To help regulate the temperature of your testes, your body will raise them if they are too cold or lower them some if they get too hot.
Why can't you see a horses testicles but you see a cow's?
You can most definitely see a horse's (an intact male horse is called a stallion) testicles, if you know where to look and what you're looking for. A stallion's testicles are situated parallel to the body which is why they're not so obvious like that of a "cow's".Cows actually don't have testicles, because cows are actually mature female bovines, not an ambiguous, colloquial term for all bovines. A cow has what is called an udder, not testicles, hanging between her legs. A bull has testicles because it is a male intact bovine specifically for breeding or mating with cows.Now that those definitions are cleared up, you can see a bull's testicles more obviously because they tend to hang lower and perpendicular to the body, unlike the stallion's (or the boar's).You're questioning why you can't see a horse's testicles yet you can see a bull's. It's likely that the horse you were looking probably wasn't even a stallion, but a gelding, which is a male horse that has been castrated. Geldings have no testicles that can be seen between their hind legs. Stallions do and they can be visible.
The optimal temperature for sperm production is about normal body temperature?
Temperature below body temperature in neccessary for sperm production. That is why the testicles are descended; they need to have a separate, lower temperature system.
Why testicles kept out your body?
The testicles are outside of the body because the optimal temperature for fertilization and operation is below that of standard body temperature. This is why wearing "whitey tighties" may cause sterilization (aka they hold the testicles too close to the body which is too hot).
Why do males have testicles?
Testicles are held in the scrotum which hangs them outside the body where it is cool enough for spermatozoan production. The function of the testicles is spermatozoan production.
