Question

Assertion (A): Seminal vesicles pour an alkaline secretion into the semen as it passes through the ureter.

Reason (R): The female vagina is acidic and needs to be neutralized for sperm survival.

Options

• (A) is true and (R) is false.

• (A) is false and (R) is true.

• Both (A) and (R) are true.

• Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer 1

(A) is false and (R) is true.

Explanation:

The assertion is false since sperm does not move through the ureter. The ureter is a portion of the excretory system that transports urine rather than semen. Semen goes via the ejaculatory duct and urethra. The female vagina is acidic, and the alkaline release from seminal vesicles serves to neutralize this environment, ensuring sperm viability.