Question

Choose the incorrect match
A. Bulbourethral glands - Lubrication of penis
B. Urethral meatus - External opening of penis
C. Uterus - Known as womb
D. Sertoli cells - Secretes androgen

Answer 1

Hint: A part of prenatal development is the development of the reproductive system and involves the sex organs. It is a portion of the sexual differentiation stages. Since its location largely overlaps the urinary system, it is also possible to collectively define the production of urinary and reproductive organs as the production of them.

Complete Answer:
1. Bulbourethral glands: A pair of pea-shaped exocrine glands, located posterolateral to the membranous urethra, are the bulbourethral glands (also known as Cowper's glands). -
- They contribute by generating a lubricating mucus secretion to the final semen amount.
- The bulbourethral glands create a mucus secretion containing glycoproteins during sexual arousal. There are three principal uses of this substance:
- It acts as a lubrication medium for the tip of the penis and the urethra.
- The urethral meatus expels any traces of semen, dead cells or mucous membranes, preparing a clean and lubricated ejaculation route.
- It helps neutralise residual acidity (secretions are alkaline) in the male urethra.

2. Urethral meatus: The opening of the urethra is the urinary meatus, often recognised as the external urethral orifice. It is the stage where the urine leaves the urethra in males and females, and in males, where the semen leaves the urethra.
- There are different degrees of contact sensitivity in the meatus. The meatus is found in the vulval vestibule or on the glans of the penis. The male 's outer urethral orifice is the outer opening or meatus of the urine, normally situated at the tip of the glans penis, at its junction with the meatus of the frenulum.

3. Uterus: In the female pelvis, the uterus, also known as the womb, is an approximately 8 cm long hollow muscular organ which lies on the bladder dorso cranial.
 It consists of many anatomical sections, such as the cervix, the isthmus and the body. It is also responsible for the growth of the embryo and foetus during pregnancy as an organ of the female reproductive system.

4. Sertoli cells: A Sertoli cell (a type of supporting cell) is a testicular "nutrient" cell that is part of a seminiferous tubule and assists in the spermatogenesis phase of sperm development. Androgens are essentially a group of hormones. Testosterone is perhaps the best known. Via cholesterol conversion, androgens are produced in the adrenal gland and ovaries. Androgens not only influence our sexual health; they also play a role in our metabolism, our insulin sensitivity, and probably our body composition (the amount and distribution of body fat and muscle).

The correct Answer is option (D) Sertoli cells- Secrete androgens.

Note: Androgens may be considered "male hormones," generating androgens in both men's and women 's bodies, only in different quantities. In fact, in women, androgens have more than 200 actions and are present in higher quantities than estrogens.