CBSE Class 8 Answered

Organ

Function

Testes (Testicles)

• A pair of testes is located below the abdomen in the scrotal sac or scrotum.
• Testes produce the male gametes or sperms.

Epididymis

• Tubes present in testes join to form the epididymis.
• The epididymis stores sperms temporarily.

Vas deferens (Sperm duct)

• Each epididymis continues further as sperm duct or vas deferens.
• The two sperms ducts from both the sides open at the top of the urethra.

Seminal vesicles

• Seminal vesicles are a pair of glands.
• A seminal vesicle produces a secretion which is responsible for the transportation of sperms.

Prostate gland

• The prostate gland is a bilobed structure which surrounds the urethra.
• It pours an alkaline secretion into the semen.

Cowper’s gland

• The Cowper’s gland consists of two small ovoid glands.
• Its secretion serves as a lubricant.

Penis

• The urethra passes through the penis.
• It carries either urine or semen at a time.