Male Reproductive System â āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻˇ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°
Male Reproductive System (āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°)
Main Parts / āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻš
Testis – āĻ āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻˇ : Produces sperm and testosterone. (āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ'āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°'āĻ¨ āĻšā§°āĻŽ'āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Epididymis – āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻ : Stores and matures sperm. (āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Vas Deferens – āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻ¨āĻ˛ā§ : Carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra. (āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻā§°ā§āĻĨā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤)
Seminal Vesicle – āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻ˛ā§ : Produces nutrient-rich fluid that forms part of semen. (āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§° āĻ¤ā§°āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Prostate Gland – āĻĒā§ā§°'āĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋ : Adds alkaline fluid to semen and helps sperm movement. (āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤ā§°āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ā§° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Urethra – āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§ : Carries urine and semen out of the body. (āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤)
Penis – āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ¨ : Male reproductive organ that delivers semen outside the body. (āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻ āĻāĻ, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Biology – Male Reproductive System
1. Which organ produces sperm in the male reproductive system (āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ ?)
A) Prostate Gland B) Testis C) Urethra D) Penis
Ans: B) Testis
Explanation: Testes produce sperm and the hormone testosterone. (āĻ āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ'āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°'āĻ¨ āĻšā§°āĻŽ'āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
2. Sperm is stored and matured in the: (āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ'āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?)
A) Urethra B) Epididymis C) Penis D) Seminal Vesicle
Ans: B) Epididymis
Explanation: The epididymis stores sperm and allows them to mature.
āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
3. Which tube carries sperm from the epididymis ? (āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ ?)
A) Urethra B) Vas Deferens C) Fallopian Tube D) Cervix
Ans: B) Vas Deferens
Explanation: The vas deferens transports sperm towards the urethra.
āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻā§°ā§āĻĨā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
4. Which gland secretes fluid that forms part of semen ? (āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻ¤ā§°āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ ?)
A) Thyroid B) Prostate Gland C) Pituitary D) Adrenal
Ans: B) Prostate Gland
Explanation: The prostate gland secretes alkaline fluid that mixes with sperm. (āĻĒā§ā§°'āĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤ā§°āĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
5. The urethra carries: (āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ ?)
A) Only urine B) Only semen C) Urine and semen D) Blood
Ans: C) Urine and semen
Explanation: The urethra carries urine and semen out of the body (not at the same time).(āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ (āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ)āĨ¤)
2 Marks PYQ
1. Name any two parts of the male reproductive system. (āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻˇā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻ¯āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ āĻāĻļā§° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: i. Testis (āĻ āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻˇ), ii. Vas Deferens (āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻ¨āĻ˛ā§)
2. Write any two functions of the testis. (āĻ āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻˇā§° āĻ¯āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: i. Produces sperm. / āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
ii. Produces testosterone hormone. / āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ'āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°'āĻ¨ āĻšā§°āĻŽ'āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
3. What is the function of the vas deferens ?(āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻ¨āĻ˛ā§ā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋ ?)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: It carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra.(āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻā§°ā§āĻĨā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤)
4. What is the function of the prostate gland ? (āĻĒā§ā§°'āĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋ ?)
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: It secretes alkaline fluid that forms part of semen and helps sperm movement. (āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤ā§°āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§, āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ā§° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
5. Differentiate between Testis and Epididymis. (Any Two Points)
(āĻ āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻˇ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤)
Testis (āĻ āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻˇ): i. Produces sperm. / āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ ii. Produces testosterone hormone. / āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ'āĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°'āĻ¨ āĻšā§°āĻŽ'āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Epididymis (āĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻ): i. Stores sperm. / āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ii. Matures sperm before transport. / āĻļā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻ āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤