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प्रश्न
Explain the term Androgens.
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उत्तर
Androgens: These are the male sex hormones that have been produced by the interstitial cells of the testes. The androgens are essential for the maturation of sex organs, development of the sperm, and for promoting secondary sexual characters such as beard, mustache, the deepening of the voice, etc.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is it important that a very large number of sperms should be present in the semen ?
Name the following:
The tubular knot fitting like a cap on the upper side of the testis.
______ highly coiled seminiferous tubules are present in each testicular lobule.
Semen is a constituent of seminal plasma with ______.
In human males, the testes lie in the scrotum, because it helps in the
The process of formation of sperms is known as ______.
Give reasons for the following
Scrotum remains outside the body of human males.
Give reason: Testes are located outside the body cavity in scrotal sacs.
State very briefly the chief function of the following:
Seminal vesicles
The figure given below is an important gonad of humans. Study the figure and answer the following questions.
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- Identify the organ. Write its specific location in the body.
- Label the parts shown in the figure as 1 to 4.
- Write important functions of parts 2 and 4.
- Name one cellular structure and one hormone which are produced in part 3.
- Draw a neat and labelled diagram of the cellular structure mentioned by you in (d).

