Question

Choose the correct answer:

A single highly coiled tube where sperms are stored, get concentrated and mature is known as:

• A. Epididymis
• B. Vasa efferentia
• C. Vas deferens
• D. Seminiferous tubules

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Epididymis

The correct option is A.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Seminiferous tubules open into spaces along the inner side of testis from where a number of small tubules emerge and fuse to form the epididymis.
2. It is a highly coiled structure idle for concentrating the sperms and storing them.
3. Epididymis is the site at which the sperms are stored until they mature.
4. Once matured, the sperms are then transported to the vas deferens.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option B: Vasa efferentia arise from the seminiferous tubules and merge to form the epididymis; so they transport sperm from seminiferous tubules to epididymis.

Option C: Vas deferens carry the mature sperms from the epididymis to the urethra.

Option D: Seminiferous tubules produce the sperms.

Hence, the epididymis is the single highly coiled tube where sperms are stored, concentrated and get mature.