Question

Gubernaculum cord is a contractile structure that

• A. Pulls down the testis during breeding season into the scrotal sac
• B. Allows daily migration of the testis from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum
• C. Facilitates ejaculation of spermatozoa from the testis
• D. Keeps the testis in position

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Keeps the testis in position

In males, testes are retroperitoneal structure in posterior abdominal wall. They are attached to the abdominal wall by the gubernaculum. The testis is pulled down by the gubernaculum into the pelvis and develops inguinal canal.
Once the testes are in the scrotum, it is supported by posterior scrotal wall, a small cod of fibrovascular mesodermal tissue called the gubernaculum.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.