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C) fertilization tube with sperm nuclei <br> | C) fertilization tube with sperm nuclei <br> | ||
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| − | A flagellated cell that serves as the male gamete in fertilisation. Sperm are produced in large quantities by males in their [[testes]] and are stored in the [[epididymis]]. Their part in human [[reproduction]] is amongst the most amazing feats of nature due to the intense and exhausting journey sperm make up the vagina, [[uterus]] and [[fallopian tubes]] in order to reach the [[ovum]] and fertilise it. | + | A [[flagellum|flagellated]] cell that serves as the male gamete in fertilisation. Sperm are produced in large quantities by males in their [[testes]] and are stored in the [[epididymis]]. Their part in human [[reproduction]] is amongst the most amazing feats of nature due to the intense and exhausting journey sperm make up the vagina, [[uterus]] and [[fallopian tubes]] in order to reach the [[ovum]] and fertilise it. |
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Revision as of 18:27, February 15, 2008
A flagellated cell that serves as the male gamete in fertilisation. Sperm are produced in large quantities by males in their testes and are stored in the epididymis. Their part in human reproduction is amongst the most amazing feats of nature due to the intense and exhausting journey sperm make up the vagina, uterus and fallopian tubes in order to reach the ovum and fertilise it.