Biology Test (Male Reproductive system and Endocrine system)

(30 Marks) - 30 min

Q 1. Name the hormones responsible for the following functions [4]

a. Increased reabsorption of water in the kidneys
b. Increased blood supply to muscles
c. Controlling the basal metabolism of the individual
d. Develops the female secondary sexual characteristics.

Q 2. Give the technical/biological term for the following [6]

a. Cells in the testes that produce the male hormone
b. The age when the reproductive organs become fully functional to produce
gametes
c. Viscous liquid which is a mixture of sperms and secretions of accessory glands
d. The sac made up of muscle and skin which houses the testes.
e. The group of endocrine cells present in the pancreas.
f. A group of hormones that target other endocrine glands

Q 3. Given below is the outline of the male urinogenital system. Answer the following
questions below the diagram. [10]

a. Label the parts 1-10

b. State the function of the parts 5, 7 and 9
c. In case of surgical sterilisation as a contraceptive method, which part is cut or
ligated?

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 d. Name the common part which exists in both the urinary as well as the
reproductive system.

Q 4. Give reasons for the following [5]

a. Insulin is not given orally but administered intravenously.
b. Glucose is normally not found in urine.
c. Sperms are usually produced in a very large number
d. The penis is not considered as the primary male reproductive part.
e. Deficiency of ADH leads to diabetes insipidus and not diabetes mellitus.

Q 5. Match five items of column ‘A’ with those of column ‘B’. [5]
Column A
1 Somatotrophin
2 Mineralocorticosteroids B
3 Oxytocin
4 Luteinizing hormone
5 Glucocorticosteroids
6 Vasopressin
Column B
A Causes contraction of uterine muscles during
parturition
Stimulates secretion of progesterone in
females
C Causes whole body growth
D Regulates concentration of Na+ and K+ ions in
the plasma
E Causes contraction of blood vessels leading
to rise in blood pressure

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