Spermatogenesis occurs at:: (A) Body temperature, (B) Temperature lower than core body temperature, (C) Temperature higher than core body temperature, (D) Temperature does not play a role
Answer is B. Spermatogenesis requires a temperature considerably lower than that of the interior of the body. Ref: Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 22nd Edition, Page 427; Guyton and Hall - Textbook of Medical Physiology, 10th Edition, Page 920