Identify True/False statements. Correct each false statement to make it true.
(a) Androgens are produced by Sertoli cells. (True/False)
(b) Spermatozoa get nutrition from Sertoli cells. (True/False)
(c) Leydig cells are found in ovary. (True/False)
(d) Leydig cells synthesise androgens. (True/False)
(e) Oogenesis takes place in corpus luteum. (True/False)
(f) Menstrual cycle ceases during pregnancy. (True/False)
(g) Presence or absence of hymen is not a reliable indicator of virginity or sexual experience. (True/False)
(a) Androgens are produced by Sertoli cells – False
Explanation – Leydig cells of seminiferous tubules present in the testis produces androgens.
(b) Spermatozoa get nutrition from Sertoli cells – True
Explanation – Sertoli cells provide nutrition to the germ cells (Spermatozoa)
(c) Leydig cells are found in ovary – False.
Explanation - Leydig cells are found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis.
(d) Leydig cells synthesise androgens – True
Explanation – Androgens are synthesized by Leydig cells.
(e) Oogenesis takes place in corpus luteum – False
Explanation – Oogenesis takes place in the ovary
(f) Menstrual cycle ceases during pregnancy – True
Explanation – As the uterine lining doesn’t shed because it has housed a growing embryo.
(g) Presence or absence of hymen is not a reliable indicator of virginity or sexual experience – True
Explanation – The cavity between labia minora is the vestibule, mostly occupied by the opening of the vagina – the vaginal introitus.