Question

48.a male reproductive system multiple choice

1. sperm are produced in the ____ and stored in the ____.

a. epididymis, testes
b. seminal vesicles, prostate
c. testes, seminal vesicles
d. testes, epididymis

Explanation:

• Testes: The primary male reproductive organs (gonads) that produce sperm (spermatogenesis) through the process of meiosis.
• Epididymis: A coiled tube attached to the testes. After sperm are produced in the testes, they mature and are stored in the epididymis.
• Option a: Incorrect. The epididymis is not the site of sperm production, and the testes are not a storage site (they produce sperm).
• Option b: Incorrect. Seminal vesicles produce a component of semen (fructose - rich fluid for sperm energy), and the prostate gland also contributes to semen (milky - white fluid that activates sperm). Neither is involved in sperm production or storage.
• Option c: Incorrect. As mentioned, seminal vesicles are for semen production, not sperm storage.
• Option d: Correct. Testes produce sperm, and epididymis stores sperm.

Answer:

d. Testes, epididymis