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in humans and study the process of sperm is a single cell with all the usual
reproduction in them. cell components.

Male Reproductive Organs
Head
The male reproductive organs include a
pair of testes (singular, testis), two sperm
ducts and a penis (Fig. 6.1). The testes
Middle piece
produce the male gametes called
sperms. Millions of sperms are produced
by the testes. Look at Fig. 6.2 which
shows the picture of a sperm. Though
sperms are very small in size, each has
a head, a middle piece and a tail. Does Tail
it appear to be a single cell? Indeed, each
Fig. 6.2 : Human sperm

What purpose does the
tail in a sperm serve?

Sperm
duct
Female Reproductive Organs
The female reproductive organs are a pair
of ovaries, oviducts (fallopian tubes) and
the uterus (Fig. 6.3). The ovary produces
Penis
Oviduct

Ovary
Uterus
Testis
Fig. 6.1: Male reproductive
organs in humans
Fig. 6.3 : Female reproductive organs in
humans

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