What is the optimum temperature for the development of sperms?
a) 25°C
b) 28°C
c) 38°C
d) 35°C
Explanation around 93.2° F
Accessory Glands:
Which of the following gland provides alkaline fluid to the sperms?
a) prostate
b) seminal vesicles
c) Cowper’s gland
d) bulbourethral gland
Explanation The two seminal vesicles are glands that produce the fluids that will turn into semen. The vesicles may also be called seminal glands or vesicular glands.
The secretion of prostate gland is slightly
a) alkaline
b) neutral
c) acidic
d) none of them
Explanation the expressed prostatic secretion of most normal men is alkaline (mean pH 7.31)
Which of the following sugar is present in the alkaline fluid of the seminal vesicle to provide nourishment to the spermatozoa?
a) glucose
b) fructose
c) ribose
d) maltose
Explanation Fructose can maintain as well as glucose the ATP content and motility of spermatozoa at the concentrations found normally in semen.
Which of the following other substance/s is/are present in seminal vesicle fluid along with fructose sugar?
a) ascorbic acid
b) vesiculase
c) citrate
d) both a and b
Explanation vesiculase is a coagulating enzyme
