Question

Assertion (A): Testes in human males are located outside the abdominal cavity in scrotum.

Reason (R): Scrotum provides a lower temperature than the normal body temperature for sperm formation.

Options

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

• Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

• Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

Answer 1

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

Human testes are located outside the abdominal cavity in a pouch called the scrotum. The goal is to keep the scrotal temperature lower than the internal body temperature.