BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2005

  • question_answer
    Conglobate gland is present in :

    A)  female cockroach

    B)  earthworm

    C)  male cockroach

    D)  honey bee

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Phallic or conglobate gland is present in male cockroach. It is a large multi-lobed club- shaped gland present below the ejaculatory duct and reaching anteriorly up to 5th abdominal segment. It secretes the outer layer of spermatophore. In female cockroach a pair of much branched, accessory or collaterial glands lies behind and above the ovaries. Secretion of these glands forms the hard egg-case or ootheca around groups of eggs. Prostate glands and accessory glands are found in earthworm. The prostate glands secrete a fluid the prostatic fluid and the secretion of accessory glands probably help in uniting the two worms during copulation. Male reproductive system of honey bee consists of one pair of testes, vasa deferentia, seminal vesicles and accessory glands.


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