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In the surgical method of birth control available for males, the structures A in the reproductive system are cut and ligated (tied up) at both ends. This prevents the reproductive cells B from coming out from the organs C where they are made in the male body. Since B cannot come out from the male body, they cannot fuse with cell D in the body of a female and hence pregnancy is prevented.
(a) What are structures A?
(b) What are cells B?
(c) Name the organs C.
(d) What is cell D?
(e) What is the name of this surgical procedure for birth control available to males?
Solution
(a) A represents the vas deferens.
(b) B represents sperms.
(c) C represents the testes.
(d) The cell D is the egg or ova.
(e) The surgical method of birth control available to males is called vasectomy.
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