Human Reproduction Question 446
Question: In female mammals Bartholin’s glands open into the [AFMC 1986]
Options:
A) Vestibule and release a lubricating fluid in the vagina
B) Uterus and release a lubricating fluid during the birth of young ones
C) Urinary bladder and assist in release of urine
D) Fallopian tubes and release a secretion which makes sperms motile
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
The greater vestibular glands (Bartholin?s glands) are paired glands situated one on each side of the veginal opening.
These glands are homologous to the bulbourethral (cowper?s) gland of male and secrete viscid fluid that supplements lubrication during sexual inter course.
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