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State very briefly the chief function of each of the following:

(i) Seminal vesicles ______________


(ii) Prostate gland ______________


(iii) Cowper’s gland ______________


(iv) Sperm duct (vas deferens) ______________

(i) Their secretion provides an energy source for the sperms and neutralizes the acidic medium in the urethra and female tract.


(ii) It secretes alkaline fluid into the semen. This fluid neutralizes the acidity of urine in the urogenital canal.


(iii) Its secretion lubricates the end of the penis during copulation and neutralizes the acidic environment of the urethra.


(iv) The sperm duct allows the transportation of the sperm from the epididymis to the penis.


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What is the significance of the testes being located in scrotal sacs?

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State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) :-

(i) Oviducts and fallopian tubes are one and the same thing. T/F


(ii) One egg is released from each of the two ovaries every month. T/F


(iii) The enlarged mature follicle bursts to release the egg. T/F


(iv) The egg is passed down through the oviduct by muscular contractions. T/F


(v) Clitoris is equivalent to the male penis. T/F


(vi) The vagina is a muscular tube. T/F

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