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.


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