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What is the part under your balls?
The scrotum is a sack of skin divided in two parts by the perineal raphe, which looks like a line down the middle of the scrotum. The raphe joins the internal septum with the scrotum. The septum splits the scrotal sac into two parts with similar anatomy.
Is there a male and female testicle?
A testicle or testis (plural testes) is the male reproductive gland or gonad in all bilaterians, including humans. It is homologous to the female ovary. The functions of the testes are to produce both sperm and androgens, primarily testosterone….
| Testicle | |
|---|---|
| TA2 | 3576 |
| FMA | 7210 |
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Are balls male ovaries?
Both men and women have gonads. In males, they are the testes, or testicles, the male sex glands that are part of the male reproductive system. They are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. The female gonads, the ovaries, are a pair of reproductive glands.
What is the area around your balls called?
scrotum, in the male reproductive system, a thin external sac of skin that is divided into two compartments; each compartment contains one of the two testes, the glands that produce sperm, and one of the epididymides, where the sperm is stored.
Where are the female gonad?
Female gonad: The female gonad, the ovary or “egg sac”, is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. They are located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus. Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond. The ovaries have two functions: they produce eggs (ova) and female hormones.
Why my balls are dark?
Androgen is responsible for secondary sexual characteristics, like facial and body hair; it also presents skin pigmentation. This happens when androgen responds to melanocytes or the skin cells that produce melanin; resulting in a darker looking groin and scrotum.