Question

The given figure is the reproductive system of a female cockroach. The correct labelings indicted by A. B and C are respectively

• A. A- Spermathecae, B- Collatherial glands, C-Tegmina
• B. A- Spermathecae, B-Seminal vesicle, C-Gonaphyses
• C. A-Phallic gland, B-Collateral glands, C- Gonapophyses
• D. A-Spermathecae, B- Collateral glands, C-Gonapophyses

Answer 1

The correct option is D A-Spermathecae, B- Collateral glands, C-Gonapophyses

• The female reproductive system of cockroach (Fig. 73.35) consists of a pair of ovaries, vagina, genital pouch, collateral glands, spermathecae and the external genitalia.
• The A, B & in the given picture are:

A - Spermathecae:

• These are a pair of club-shaped, unequal-sized, one spermatheca being larger than the other, structures.

B - Collateral Glands:

• There is a pair of white much-branched collateral glands, the left is much larger than the right.

C - Gonapophyses:

• The external genitalia of female lie concealed inside the gymnatorium. They consist of an ovipositor formed by two gonapophyses.

So the answer is 'A-Spermathecae, B- Collateral glands, C-Gonapophyses'.