Examples of scrotum in the following topics:
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- The purpose of the scrotum is to provide the testes with a chamber of appropriate temperature for optimal sperm production.
- The function of the scrotum appears to be to keep the temperature of the testes slightly lower than that of the rest of the body.
- This is done by means of contraction and relaxation of the cremaster muscle and the dartos fascia in the scrotum.
- However, temperature regulation may not be the only function of the scrotum.
- Image of the external, muscle, and deep tissue views of the scrotum.
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- The male reproductive system includes external (penis, scrotum, epididymus, and testes) and internal (accessory) organs.
- These external structures are the penis, scrotum, epididymis, and testes.
- The scrotum is a loose, pouch-like sack of skin that hangs behind the penis, containing the testes.
- The scrotum has a protective function, including the maintenance of optimal temperatures for sperm survival and function.
- Special muscles in the wall of the scrotum contract and relax in order to move the testes near the body.
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- Cryptorchidism is a condition present at birth in boys where one or more of the testes is absent from the scrotum.
- Cryptorchidism is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum.
- To reduce these risks, undescended testes are usually brought into the scrotum in infancy by a surgical procedure called an orchiopexy.
- Cryptorchidism occurs when one or both testes do not descend into the scrotum.
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- Testicular cancer develops in the testicles, the male reproductive glands located in the scrotum.
- sharp pain or a dull ache in the lower abdomen or scrotum
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- The entry of the sperm into the scrotum causes sperm granulomas to be formed by the body to contain and absorb the sperm which the body treats as a foreign substance.
- The traditional incision approach of vasectomy involves numbing of the scrotum with local or general anesthetic after which a scalpel is used to make two small incisions on each side of the scrotum at a location that allows the surgeon to bring each vas deferens to the surface for excision.
- No-Scalpel vasectomy: A sharp hemostat (as opposed to a scalpel), is used to puncture the scrotum (scrotal sac).
- Open-Ended vasectomy: The testicular end of the vas deferens is not sealed, allowing continued streaming of sperm into the scrotum.
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- In mammals, the testes are often contained within an extension of the abdomen called the scrotum.
- Diagram illustrates the scrotum with a portion of the covering removed to display the testis.
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- The testes are located in the scrotum (a sac of skin between the upper thighs).
- In the male fetus, the testes develop near the kidneys, then descend into the scrotum just before birth.
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- Primitive gonads become testes; other tissues produce a penis and scrotum in males.
- In the male reproductive system, the scrotum houses the testicles or testes, providing passage for blood vessels, nerves, and muscles related to testicular function.
- Sperm are immobile at body temperature; therefore, the scrotum and penis are external to the body so that a proper temperature is maintained for motility.
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- It is located on the ventral aspect of the penis and runs from the meatus and across the scrotum to the perineum (area between scrotum and anus).
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- The apocrine glands are found in
places like the armpits, scrotum, anus, and labia majora.