8. Given below is the outline of the male reproductive system. Name the parts labelled 1 to 8 and state their functions. Also name the corresponding structure of part (4) in the female reproductive system.

Solution:-

(i) Part 1 represents Urinary bladder – It is used to store urine.

(ii) Part 2 represents Ureter – It transports urine from the bladder to the urethra.

(iii) Part 3 represents Bulbo-urethral glands – Secretion acts as a lubricant.

(iv) Part 4 represents Sperm duct/Vas deferens – Allows sperm to travel from the testicles to the outside world.

(v) Part 5 represents Urethra – Urine is carried from the bladder to the exterior of the body by this tube.

(vi) Part 6 represents Testis – Production of sperms

(vii) Part 7 represents Scrotum – Protects the testes

(viii) Part 8 represents Epididymis – Stores sperm and permits them to mature before being released.

Fallopian tubes are the female reproductive system’s equivalent of part (4) Sperm duct/Vas deferens.