Historically, all the people pay special attention to the penis. For him, even the cult of his own invented - phallic. But testicles unfairly bypassed. Despite the fact that some of the facts about this body rightly surprise.
Many of us have husbands, and sons, but knowledge of the anatomy of the testes, we - dense forest. It's time to mend. To uncomfortable questions about the child's testicles we had to respond. Well, my husband surprise to confess.
location
Men's testicles are in the scrotum. Why is nature defined as unprotected place for manhood? The fact that it takes the body temperature is lower by 2-3 degrees for sperm maturation. at male infertility the first recommendation from doctors - cooling the testicles.
Testicles descend into the scrotum during fetal development in the third trimester. However, they can not go down. The absence of the testicle in the scrotum occurs in 2-4% of full-term, 15-30% of preterm infants and 1% of boys of the year. If a child is born with undescended testicles, usually it is observed up to a year. After a year in the case of undescended his operate.
The size
Did you know that the right testicle longer left. And the left is located a little lower. The doctrine fully explain this phenomenon can not. There is speculation that this feature protects them from trauma and compression during physical activity, including walking.
Filipino scientists recently surprised. They found that men with a big advantage - the worst fathers than they collect in the usual or small size. The fact that the testicles are responsible for the production of testosterone. The larger the body, the more testosterone in the blood. And so the alpha male is not to care for the offspring. Moreover, they often have sex and often change their partners.
functions
The testicles produce about 150 million sperm a day. That's performance! In addition, they are participating in the development of male sex hormones. Sam sperm lives for almost three months in the testis and epididymis. To move 1 cm this workaholic need to wag a tail 800 times.
What is needed for health
Testicles love freedom. To a well-matured sperm they need to "ventilate". They do not like astringent underwear and swimming trunks. It is better to wear boxers, there is freedom of the male sex organs rife.
It is interesting
Legend has it that Roman legionaries took an oath of loyalty to the... testicles. They laid hands with each other to thus making it clear that they trust the most valuable.
For 20 years there is a change of the testicles. The operation was carried out at a deficit of male sex hormones to replenish fertility.
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