Semen Flashcards
Combine alkaline seminal fluid with the sperm cells
Seminal vesicles
Provides acidity
Prostate gland
Provides alkalinity
Bulbourethral gland
Contains seminiferous tubules for secretion of sperm
Testes
Optimal for sperm development
Testes
Cell for spermatozoa production
Germ cells
Provide support and nutrients for germ cells as they undergo mitosis and meiosis
Specialized Sertoli cells (Nurse cells)
This is where the sperm mature and becomes flagella
Epididymis
Process of sperm maturation takes approximately
90 days
Receive both sperm from ductus deferens and fluid from seminal vesicles
Ejaculatory ducts
Transport medium for sperm
Seminal vesicle
It contains high concentration of fructose and flavin
Seminal fluid
Spermatozoa metabolize _____ which serves energy needed for flagella to propel through female reproductive tract (for motility)
Fructose
In case of absence of this, sperm will not display motility in semen analysis
Fructose
Responsible for gray appearance of semen
Flavin