To put this into perspective, a man's body produces millions and millions of sperm cells in his lifetime. Each cell can end up in either of four ways.
- It is ejaculated by masturbation, and dies outside the body's warmth.
- It is ejaculated during intercourse, and even if the woman gets pregnang by one of the many sperm cells, most of them end up in the toilet.
- The man does not ejaculate for a long time, and the sperm are reabsorbed by his body. That is, the individual cell is dissolved and its molecules are available for reuse by the body.
- A few times in the man's lifetime, one of the sperm cells does match up with an egg in the body of his wife or partner, producing a baby.
If you are concerned that masturbating is "wasting" sperm, that makes as much sense as to say that if you pass a stream and don't get a drink of its water, you are wasting the water. You could masturbate hundreds of times while single, and even on occasion while you are married, and still have plenty of sperm cells to contribute to the next generation.
Sperm cells released from the male's __________are implanted into the _________of the female.
Although only males produce sperm, that does not mean that all sperm is male. There are two types of sperm: male and female. Male sperm carry the 'y' chromosome; female sperm carry the 'x' chromosome. If all sperm where male, then there would be no females born. Thus, the difference between male and female sperm is that male sperm carries the 'y' chromosome and produces male offspring and female sperm carries the 'x' chromosome and produces female offspring.
The male sex cells or gametes are called sperm.
Male sex cells (gametes) are known as spermatozoa - or simply sperm.
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Male sex cells (gametes) are known as spermatozoa - or simply sperm.
Sperm
Sperm cells released from the male's __________are implanted into the _________of the female.
Although only males produce sperm, that does not mean that all sperm is male. There are two types of sperm: male and female. Male sperm carry the 'y' chromosome; female sperm carry the 'x' chromosome. If all sperm where male, then there would be no females born. Thus, the difference between male and female sperm is that male sperm carries the 'y' chromosome and produces male offspring and female sperm carries the 'x' chromosome and produces female offspring.
Sperm Cells
sperm cells
Sperm and egg cells are gametes, or reproductive cells. The sperm is the male reproductive cell. The egg is the female reproductive cell.
The male gonad is the testes. Testes produce the hormone testosterone, which is responsible for male sexual characteristics, as well as sperm cells for reproduction.
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Sperm cells
Sperm cells can be produced during the lifetime of a male. Thus, there's different amounts of sperm cells in a male's testes all the time.
The male sex cells or gametes are called sperm.