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9 Things You Never Knew About Sperm by stevebent(m): 8:41pm On Nov 22, 2013 |
How much do you know about sperm cells? You know guys make a lot of them–but how many? You know they’re small–but how small? You know sperm cells swim their way to an egg cell–but with no brains, how in the heck do they know which way to go? See, men and women, there’s a lot about sperm you just don’t know. Lucky for you, we’ve found answers to nine big questions about the amazing little wrigglers. Keep reading to up your sperm I.Q… How many sperm cells are released when a guy ejaculates? Sperm counts vary from about 20 million to 100 million sperm cells per milliliter of ejaculate. Healthy guys produce from 1.5 ml to 5 ml of semen each time they ejaculate. How big are sperm cells? From head to tail, human sperm cells measure about 50 micrometers (0.05 millimeter, or roughly 0.002 inch). The tiniest object you can see with your unaided eyes is about 0.1 mm–so forget about seeing sperm without a microscope. A human egg is about 30 times bigger–large enough to be seen with the naked eye. What are the parts of a sperm cell? At one time, people believed that sperm cells contained tiny individuals known as homunculi or animalcules. Now we know that sperm contain not little people but DNA. And we know that sperm cells are made of three basic parts: the head (which contains the genetic material), a middle section (packed with mitochondria that provide energy for the tail), and the tail itself (flagellum). How fast do sperm swim? Sperm cells swim about 5 mm a second, or about 0.2 inch. That’s a lot faster than it sounds. If a whale could swim as fast, proportionally speaking, as a sperm cell, it would zoom along at 15,000 miles per hour. How do sperm know where to go? Scientists believe sperm cells find a waiting egg cell via a couple of complex mechanisms. They swim toward higher concentrations of molecules released by the egg (known as chemotaxis) and toward the high-temperature areas of the woman’s reproductive tract, where eggs are found (known as thermotaxis). Who discovered sperm cells? That would be Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723). The amateur Dutch scientist and prolific lensmaker first observed sperm cells in 1677. Whose sperm was it? His own. Van Leeuwenhoek was also the first to observe bacteria, muscle fibers, and the flow of blood cells through capillaries. No wonder he’s been called the “father of microbiology.” Portrait of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, circa 1680, by Dutch artist Jan Verkolje. How long can sperm cells live? That depends. Inside a woman’s reproductive tract, a man’s sperm can survive for up to five days. Sperm deposited outside the body might live at most a few hours. http://youcleek.com/9-things-you-never-knew-about-sperm/ |
Re: 9 Things You Never Knew About Sperm by hrykanu231(m): 8:54pm On Nov 22, 2013 |
Just learnt sometyn new |
Re: 9 Things You Never Knew About Sperm by Dubemkelly(m): 9:04pm On Nov 22, 2013 |
Biology class |
Re: 9 Things You Never Knew About Sperm by Nobody: 2:08pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
Educative |
Re: 9 Things You Never Knew About Sperm by Schipolkky2211: 9:36am On Jan 11, 2015 |
Plz house I need more knowledge on sperms. I live separate from my husband and I want to carry out an experiment. He is coming to visit me now cos am discharging my stretchy egg white but I will want him to make more sperm for me to insert when he is gone and my egg white discharge stops cos I learnt the ovary is released after the stretchy substance. How long can the sperm he made for me live? Plz I need urgent answers. |
Re: 9 Things You Never Knew About Sperm by Nobody: 11:26am On Jan 11, 2015 |
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Re: 9 Things You Never Knew About Sperm by Freewoman(f): 10:23am On Sep 17, 2015 |
Schipolkky2211: Sperm lives in women body for five days, |
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