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Assertion (A): The skin of the scrotum c...

Assertion (A): The skin of the scrotum contract or expand with the change in the ambient temperature.
Reason (R): Maturation of sperms requires a specific temperature.

A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.

B

Both A and Rare true, but R is not the correct explanation for A.

C

A is true and R is false.

D

A is false and R is true.

Text Solution

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The temperature maintained in testes is 2-3 degrees lower than the normal body temperature since they are present outside the abdomen. This temperature is conducive for the formation and maturation of sperms. The skin of the scrotum contracts or ex.Pands with the change in the temperature of the environment in different seasons so that the temperature in the testes is maintained.
Hence, the correct option is (a)
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