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What is the significance of epididymis in male fertility?

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What is the significance of epididymis in male fertility?

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The epididymis helps the sperm in attaining maturity, acquiring increased motility and fertilising capacity. It also stroes sperms for a short period before entering the vasa deferns. The epididymis shows peristatic and segmenting controctions at intervals to push the sperm away from the testis.

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पाठ 3: Human Reproduction - VERY SHORT ANSWER [पृष्ठ २१]

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एनसीईआरटी एक्झांप्लर Biology Exemplar [English] Class 12
पाठ 3 Human Reproduction
VERY SHORT ANSWER | Q 7. | पृष्ठ २१

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Write the location and functions of the following in human testes :

Leydig cells


Humans reproduce ______.


ACTH, TSH, ADH, FSH


Distinguish between the following pair of terms:

Egg and sperm.


With the help of labelled diagramms describe the structures of human sperm and unfertilized ovum. 
A couple is unable to conceive. Which modern techniques are available to overcome this problem? 


Name the Following

The tubular knot fitting like a cap on the upper surface of the testes.


Give Technical Term:

In which organ of the male reproductive system maturation of sperms takes place?


Complete the following sentences with appropriate word:

The surgical sterilization of males is known as _________.


Write the functional activity of the following structure:

Seminiferous tubules


Write the functional activity of the following structure:

Cowper’s gland


The ejaculatory ducts open into the ______.


Secretions from which one of the following are rich in fructose, calcium, and some enzymes?


Increased secretion of which hormone start the process of sperm formation at the time of puberty?


Seminal plasma, the fluid part of semen is formed by ______.


Which one of the following is not a male accessory gland?


How do sperms develop?


Which of the following provides a proof for forensic test in case of rape?


List two roles of Seminal vesicles and prostate gland in the human reproductive system.


Answer the following question based on the human male reproductive system:

Name any two unpaired organs of male reproductive system


The figure given below is an important gonad of humans. Study the figure and answer the following questions.

  1. Identify the organ. Write its specific location in the body.
  2. Label the parts shown in the figure as 1 to 4.
  3. Write important functions of parts 2 and 4.
  4. Name one cellular structure and one hormone which are produced in part 3.
  5. Draw a neat and labelled diagram of the cellular structure mentioned by you in (d).

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