Name the parts of the human female reproductive system where (i) fertilisation takes place, (ii) implantation of the fertilised egg occurs.

Question

(a) Name the human male reproductive organ that produces sperms and also secretes a hormone. 

Write the functions of the secreted hormone.
(b) Name the parts of the human female reproductive system where
(i) fertilisation takes place,
(ii) implantation of the fertilised egg occurs.
Explain how the embryo gets nourishment inside the mother's body.

Answer 1

(a) Testes produce sperms and secrete a hormone called testosterone.
The function of testosterone is to control the development of male sex organs and secondary sexual features.
(b) (i) Oviduct or fallopian tubes (ii) Uterus Alter implantation, a disc-like special tissue called placenta develops between the uterus wall and the embryo which helps in the exchange of nutrients, oxygen and waste products between the embryo and the mother