Chapter 43, Problem 1VCQ

Figure 43.8 Which of the following statements about the male reproductive system is false?

1. The vas deferens carries sperm from the testes to the penis.

Sperm mature in seminiferous tubules in the testes.

Both the prostate and the bulbourethral glands produce components of the semen.

The prostate gland is located in the testes.

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

The male reproductive system comprises a number of sex organs, which plays a function in the procedure of human reproduction. The male organs are present exterior to the body indside the pelvis. The main sex organs are the testicles and the penis, which generate sperm and semen, that is, as a part of sexual intercourse, fertilize an ovum in the body of a female.

Answer to Problem 1VCQ

Correct answer:

The correct answer is option (d) the prostate gland is located in the testes.

Explanation of Solution

Explanation/justification for the correct answer:

Option (d) the prostate gland is located in the testes. The prostate gland is not located inside the testes. It is one of the male accessory glands that are situated between the penis and the urinary bladder. This gland generated fluid that nourishes as well as safeguards semen. So, the correct answer is option (d).

Explanation for the incorrect answer:

Option (a) the vas deferens carries sperm from the testes to the penis. The sperms are generated in the male gonads, that is, the testes. From the site of generation, they are conducted through the vas deferens towards the seminal vesicles that supplements its own discharging to the oncoming sperms. Then the semen is transmitted towards the penis via an ejaculatory duct that unites with the urinary duct to produce a common duct. So, this is an incorrect option.

Option (b) sperm mature in seminiferous tubules in the testes. The maturation of sperm takes place in the seminiferous tubules. These tubules are situated in the testes. So, this is an incorrect option.

Option (c) both the prostate and bulbourethral glands produce components of the semen. The prostate gland generates a milky fluid that produces the semen with viscosity. While the bulbourethral gland supplements a neutralizing fluid in the semen. So, this is an incorrect option.

Conclusion

The statement, that is, the prostate gland is situated in the testes is false. Hence, the false statement is option (d) the prostate gland is located in the testes.