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Scrotum

scrotum

A muscular sac which contains the testes. The external pouch that contains the testes.The sac containing the testis in male mammals that are situated on the posterior of the body for cooling purposes, providing the optimal conditions for the semen existing inside the testis, which must remain in favourable conditions as they are the gametes involved in the fertilisation process to preserve the species.


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Sugar Allergy

... loses patch hair and hives begin, around my hands lose hair and up just above my ankles,my back itches and can hive too. My testies, and side my scrotum. my sphyxter... ok that s alot... I also have cilliac disease , lactose intolerent,and cant have tomato , ..OVAL is great for the tom prob... ...

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by HypnomanceR
Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:41 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sugar Allergy
Replies: 71
Views: 68354

Evolution of the distinction of gender

... that are mutually dependent for reproduction. Along with this question came the following:- Is the clitoris and labia underdeveloped penis and scrotum respectively? Are men's nipples vestigial remains from our hermaphrodite ancestors? By golly, are men malformed versions of women? vice versa? ...

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by ragav.payne
Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:59 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution of the distinction of gender
Replies: 9
Views: 2069

Pubes

... and sometimes a small amount up the line of the abdomen toward the umbilicus. In boys, the first pubic hair appears as a few sparse hairs on the scrotum or at the upper base of the penis (stage 2). Within a year, hairs around the base of the penis are too numerous to count (stage 3), and within ...

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by Dr.Stein
Mon Nov 28, 2005 2:35 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Pubes
Replies: 7
Views: 5980

What is this thing?

Yeah, seems 90% of the people I ask say it looks like an alien, or an "alien scrotum" in one case (I guess the orange projections are little pubic hairs?)

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by EmmVeePee
Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:36 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is this thing?
Replies: 45
Views: 6229


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