MICROANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Approximately how many sperm cells are produced by each testicle daily by a mature male?
A
5, 000
B
1
C
85 million
D
123, 685
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A healthy male reproductive system will produce around 50–100 million viable sperm each day. The whole process of spermatogenesis, from newly formed sperm to a fully mature one, usually takes around 74 days.

Detailed explanation-2: -A healthy male testes can produce around 500 million sperm cells daily and these testes can also release up to 75 million or more sperm cells during an ejaculation. An ova can have a lifespan of 12-24 hours after it is released from the ovary, while a sperm can have a lifespan of 36 hours.

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