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Question
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).
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Solution
- The organ is the testis. Each testis is encased in a scrotum.
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- Epididymis
- Efferent ducts
- Seminiferous tubules
- Sperm duct
- Efferent ducts store and transmit sperm to the epididymis.
The sperm duct transports sperm from its storage site. - Sperm are generated, and testosterone is the resulting hormone.
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