2006-10-30 13:43:07 · 12 answers · asked by chronicrulz88 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
ON a girl: for feeding offspring
on a guy: I have no EARTHLY idea. ask your father...
2006-10-30 13:45:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
On mammals, to nurse their offspring. The mammary glands producing the milk can be found there, and the nipples provide access to them so you can feed the offspring.
If you mean what is the purpose for nipples on male mammals...believe it or not, but we all start out as females. The nipples are there in case we do turn out to be female and need them to develop. Only the presence of male gonadotropic hormones stops them from developing into lactating breasts with mammary glands. But the nipples remain, regardless of gender.
2006-10-30 22:16:38 · answer #2 · answered by AW 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The main purpose is to supply milk - the secondary purpose is pleasure. Both men and women get aroused when their nipples are stimulated.
2006-10-30 23:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by Samlet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To nurse a mammal's newborn.
Males in extreme cases can also use their nipples, too.
2006-10-30 21:50:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How else would you get milk out of the container??? Slice it open? Remove it? Put in a straw??? The nipple is the source!!!
2006-10-30 21:45:23 · answer #5 · answered by toosearch2 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So milk can go from the inside of a breast to the mouth of a newborn child.
2006-10-30 21:49:55 · answer #6 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Feeding offspring.
2006-10-31 01:24:22 · answer #7 · answered by Chris J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is used for suckung the milk from the mammary glands.
2006-10-30 23:25:47 · answer #8 · answered by RAJU 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you asking a baby or an adult male?
2006-10-30 21:50:34 · answer #9 · answered by zoomat4580 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feeding breast milk to a newborn
2006-10-30 21:44:52 · answer #10 · answered by fcas80 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋