8 facts about the male body that we don't know

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The male body is fraught with a lot of surprises. Some of its features — a riddle not only for women but also for men themselves.

Site lift the veil of secrecy and show you 8 facts, after which you will start to look differently at men.

1. Slow aging





Male face it keeps you young much longer than the female. And all because with age, the skin in men lose collagen density more slowly, which is better resists wrinkles and sagging.

But, as men usually care less about the skin than women, it is more susceptible to negative external influences that can negate the natural advantage.

2. The ability of lactation





Yes, you heard right, men have glands that can produce milk. But its production — deviation from norm.

Blame increasehormone prolactin which can be caused, for example, drugs that stimulate the heart, dysfunction of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus, opioids or extreme starvation.

3. Baldness





It is considered that hair loss is passed to males only through maternal X-chromosome. But this is not true, there are other equally important factors.

If father men bald, his tendency to baldness grows to 60 %. Active work male hormone also affecting hair follicles so that the body gradually loses the ability to create new hair. Well, where do without stresses' and poor diet that too much increase risk.

4. Premenstrual syndrome





For some, it may be even more amazing than lactation, but 26 % of men also are PMS symptoms.

In this period, the man becomes more sensitive, irritable, hungry and may even suffer from spasms' in the lower abdomen. In General, all the feels same that and a woman.

5. Feminine





All the people on Earth began their existence as women. For sex determination answer X- and Y-chromosomes. If at conception connect two X chromosomes will girl if the X - and Y-chromosome — boy.

The point is that the first 5-6 weeks the Y chromosome inactive and until it enters into force, the embryo develops into a girl.

6. Thick skin





The thickening of the skin men responsible hormone testosterone. That is why it is about 25 % thicker than the fairer sex.

But despite initial advantage, leather men thinner during life, while in women it remains the same thickness until menopause.

7. Adam's Apple





Have you ever wondered why we need adam and why men have it more than women? Adam's Apple just a projection in the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage plates with the main function — protecting the vocal cords.

The thyroid cartilage is also responsible for octave voices. As a teenager he changes its angle in relation to the cricoid cartilage, thereby forming the Adam's Apple and «breaking» voice. In men this angle less than women, and so they have a ledge more, and the voice below.

8. Color perception



Men distinguish less colors than women, and the reason for this is quite simple. For color perception meet cells-flasks called conical. Information about them is contained in X-chromosome and since the female X-chromosomes 2, conical cells in them, respectively, more.

Doubt? Then go through a curious test for the perception of Diana Derval that will show, how many cones is in your eye.

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