DPS Merit Scholarships by Delhi Public School - 2015

Delhi Public School at Nacharam / Secunderabad (Telangana) is conducting DPS Merit Scholarship test for the students of classes 8th to 12th. The applications are invited from eligible candidates for Day School and Residential School Scholarship in academics and sports.

The qualified candidates will get full scholarship for the academic year 2015-16. For sports category scholarships, candidates should be state and national achievers in various sports and games to submit their portfolios by 14th February 2015.

Last date for the submission of filled in applications is 14th February 2015. Scholarship test will be held on 22nd February 2015. There will be diagnostic test and panel interviews for both the academic and sports categories.

Application forms and other details of the scholarship test are available on the website at www.dpssecunderabad.in . Phone: 040 - 33621222 / 27156282.

Telangana Gurukulam Entrance Test for Intermediate Admissions 2015-16

Telangana State Gurukulam is inviting applications from boys and girls for admissions into 1st Year Intermediate course to be taught in English Medium for MPC and Bi.P.C Groups for the academic year 2015-16. The course is offered in following institutions which are functioning under TS Gurukulam.

1. IIT Study Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad: 90 Seats
2. College of Excellence, Warangal: 80 Seats
3. School of Excellence, Bhadrachalam: 85 Seats
4. College of Excellence (PTG) Mannanoor: 80 Seats

Eligibility requirements: ST students (Boys and Girls) who are appearing 10th class exams in March - 2015 in Tribal Welfare Residential Schools, Ashram Schools, Govt. Schools and other Govt. Recognized schools and should secure B2 grade (7 points) in aggregate and also secure B2 grade in English in SSC Public Examination 2015 are
eligible.

Prescribed application forms should be submitted to the respective District Conveners. Last date for the receipt of the filled in applications: 25 February 2015. Date of entrance test: 15 March 2015.

Senior Inter Zoology Human Reproduction Chapter Summary

1. Testes: There is a pair of oval, pinkish testes, that lie outside the abdominal cavity, in special pouch called scrotum [because in scrotum the temperature is less than (2°C - 2.5°C) that of abdomen, which is necessary for spermatogenesis]. The cavity of scrotum is connected to the abdominal cavity through inguinal canal. Tests are held in position in scrotum by spermatic cords (extends between testes and abdomen) and gubernaculum. Each spermatic cord is formed by an artery, a vein, a nerve and other tissues.

A testis is enclosed by a tunica vaginalis. Below the tunica vaginalis is a fibrous sheath called tunica albuginea. It projects inwards as septa and divides the testis into many lobules. Each lobule contains 1 - 3 highly coiled seminiferous tubules. They are lined by germinal epithelium. Germinal epithelial cells divide and form spermatogonia (sperm mother cells). They divide further and produce primary spermatocytes. These primary spermatocytes undergo meiotic divisions and form the sperms/ spermatozoa [The process of formation of sperms is known as spermatogenesis].

Among the germinal epithelial cells, sertoli cells. They provide nutrition for developing sperms and secrete a hormone called inhibin, which inhibits the secretion of FSH. Among the seminiferous tubules, there are Leading cells, or interstial cells. They secrete testosterone. It is necessary for the development of secondary sexual characters in male. Seminiferous tubules open into the vasa efferentia. Through a network of minute tubules called rete testis.

2. Epididymis: It is a long, narrow and highly, coiled present along the posterior surface of each kidney. In epididymis, sperms are stored, where the mature epididymis is divisible into three parts, namely, caput epididymis (receives sperms through vasa efferentia), corpus epididymis (connects caput epididymis and cauda epididymis) and cauda epididymis (it is attached to the scrotum through gubernaculum).

3. Vasa deferentia: The long narrow, muscular tube arising from the cauda epididymis is the vas deferns. The inner lining of vas diferens is formed by pseudostratified epithelium and lamina propria (areolar tissue). Vas deferens passes through the inguinal canal, loops over the urinary bladder, receives a duct from seminal vesicle and become an ejaculatory duct. The ejaculatory ducts of both sides converge and opens into the urethra.

4. Urethra: It is the common passage for urine and sperms. It originates in the urinary bladder, receiver the ejaculatory ducts, passes through the penis and opens out through urethral meatus.

5. Penis: Penis is the copulatory organ that transfers the sperms to the vagina of female. It is formed by two dorsal (corpora cavernosa) and a ventral (corpus spongiosum) columns of special tissue that helps in erection. The enlarged tip of the penis is called glans penis, which is covered by loose skin called prepuce. Urethra lies in corpus spongiosum.

6. Accessory glands:

a. Seminal vesicles: Near the posterior part of urinary bladder there is a pair of simple tubular glands known as seminal vesicles. Each seminal vesicle opens into the corresponding vas deferens. Seminal vesicles secrete about 60% of the seminal fluid. It is an alkaline, viscous fluid that contains prostaglandins, fructose, proteins, citric acid, inorganic phosphorus and potassium. Prostaglandins cause the mucus lining of cervix to be more receptive to the sperms and activate sperms fructose is the energy source for sperms.

b. Prostate gland: It lies beneath the urinary bladder. It surrounds the urethra and sends its secretions into it. Prostate secretion forms 15 - 30% of seminal fluid. It activates the sperms and provides nutrition.

c. Bulbo urethral glands/ Cowper's glands: Behind the prostate gland, at the beginning of penis, is a pair of Cowper's glands. The secretions of these glands are alkaline, lubricates the urethra and makes it alkaline by fluship out the acidic urine residues.