And Answers 2026/2027 Jersey College
Q1. Which organs are the primary male gonads?
A) Testes
B) Prostate gland
C) Seminal vesicles
D) Epididymides
Correct Answer: A) Testes
Rationale: The testes produce sperm and secrete male sex hormones,
especially testosterone.
Q2. Sperm are produced primarily within the:
A) Epididymis
B) Seminiferous tubules
C) Vas deferens
D) Prostate gland
Correct Answer: B) Seminiferous tubules
Rationale: Spermatogenesis occurs within the seminiferous tubules of the
testes.
Q3. Which structure provides an important site for sperm
maturation and storage?
A) Prostate
B) Urethra
C) Epididymis
D) Seminal vesicle
Correct Answer: C) Epididymis
Rationale: Sperm leaving the testes enter the epididymis, where they
mature and are stored before ejaculation.
Q4. Which duct transports sperm from the epididymis toward the
ejaculatory duct?
A) Ureter
B) Seminiferous tubule
C) Urethra
D) Vas deferens
, Correct Answer: D) Vas deferens
Rationale: The vas deferens carries sperm from the epididymis toward the
ducts that empty into the urethra.
Q5. Which cells in the testes primarily produce testosterone?
A) Interstitial cells
B) Spermatids
C) Sertoli cells only
D) Epididymal cells
Correct Answer: A) Interstitial cells
Rationale: Interstitial, or Leydig, cells synthesize testosterone in response
to luteinizing hormone stimulation.
Q6. Which pituitary hormone stimulates testosterone production by
the testes?
A) FSH
B) LH
C) Prolactin
D) ADH
Correct Answer: B) LH
Rationale: Luteinizing hormone stimulates interstitial cells to produce
testosterone.
Q7. Which hormone acts with testosterone to support
spermatogenesis?
A) TSH
B) ACTH
C) FSH
D) Oxytocin
Correct Answer: C) FSH
Rationale: Follicle-stimulating hormone acts on supporting cells within the
testes and helps maintain sperm production.
Q8. Which accessory gland contributes alkaline fluid and other
substances to semen and surrounds part of the urethra?