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Uber Anatomy Ontology
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| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001300
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001300
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| Preferred Name | scrotum |
| Definitions |
The external sac of skin that encloses the testes. It is an extension of the abdomen, and in placentals is located between the penis and anus.
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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scrotum
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scrotum
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NCIT:C12785
BTO:0003098
SCTID:265794003
MESH:D012611
CALOHA:TS-2341
UMLS:C0036471
galen:Scrotum
EMAPA:19296
Wikipedia:Scrotum
FMA:18252
GAID:393
MA:0000409
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UBERON:0001300
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UBERON:0001300
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uberon
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scrotal
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The scrotum of marsupials is not homologous with the scrotum of mammals[ISBN:113945742X]
In marsupials, the scrotum is not homologous to the eutherian scrotum, and development is under the control of X-linked genes, not androgens
In humans and some other mammals, the base of the scrotum becomes covered with pubic hair at puberty
In marsupials, the scrotum is positioned in the caudal area of the abdomen, in the same position as the pouch in females. It has been suggested that the pouch and marsupial scrotum are sexual homologs, but it is more likely they arise from different primordia in the same morphogenetic field
In elephants the testes remain in the abdomen
In hedgehogs the testes remain in the inguinal canal
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