scrotum
sac containing testes and accessory organs in most mammals
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
scrotum In mammals, a pouch of skin located outside the body cavity into which the testes descend; provides proper temperature for the testes. PICTURE ...
scrotum The pouch that contains the testes in most mammals.
scrub typhus Rickettsial disease transmitted by certain chigger mites.
scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) The use of tanks of compressed air for breathing underwater.
The scrotum forms an admirable covering for the protection of the testes.
Origin: Scrotum _ Gr. A tumour., cf. F. Scrotocele.
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Male reproductive system Scrotum
layers (skin, Dartos, External spermatic fascia, Cremaster/Cremasteric fascia, Internal spermatic fascia) - Perineal raphe - Spermatic cord
Testes ...
Testes are suspended outside the abdominal cavity by the scrotum, a pouch of skin that keeps the testes close or far from the body at an optimal temperature for sperm development.
Each vas deferens is cut near the top of the scrotum.
can be done in the doctor's office, with a local anesthetic, in 30-40 minutes
Testosterone secretion by the testes is not inhibited.
Epididymis coiled tubules‚ found within the scrotum‚ that store sperm and are the site of their final maturation
(epi = upon‚ over; didym = testes) ...
several levels: chromosomal sex (XX or XY); gonadal sex (testes or ovary); internal plumbing (oviduct, uterus, cervix, vagina or epididymis, vas deferens, urethra) and external plumbing (labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, vagina or penis, scrotum); ...
 See also: Human, Skin, Organ, Muscle, Trans
  
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