Nitin, a student of class 10, learnt that sperms produced in the testes move into a highly coiled tube and stays there temporarily.

ICSE Class 10 Biology PYQ · 2026 Improvement · Section B

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Nitin, a student of class 10, learnt that sperms produced in the testes move into a highly coiled tube and stays there temporarily.

(a) Name this highly coiled tube.

(b) What is the function of this coiled tube?

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(a) Epididymis

(b) In the epididymis the spermatids mature into functional spermatozoa. It also acts as a temporary storage site for the sperms before they pass into the vas deferens.

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