Answer to Question #259064 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for freya

Question

1      What are the following statements regarding the transport of spermatozoa into a chronological sequence until the sperm is ejaculated

Spermatozoa are transported through the spongy urethra

Spermatozoa are formed 

Spermatozoa are formed during the process of spermatogenesis 

Seminal fluid is added to as they pass through the accessory gland 

Spermatozoa passes through the testes

Spermatozoa passes through a network of tubes called rete testis. 

Spermatozoa mature in the epididymis 

Spermatozoa are transported along the length of waste forms.

Answer 1

Spermatozoa are formed - Sperm production occurs within the seminiferous tubules that make up most of the testis.

Spermatozoa are formed during the process of spermatogenesis, spermatids are transformed into spermatozoa.

Spermatozoa mature in the epididymis - Sperm are moved to the epididymis, upon release from the seminiferous tubules where they continue to mature.

Seminal fluid is added to as they pass through the accessory gland - As it passes the prostate gland, a milky fluid is added to make semen.

Spermatozoa are transported along the length of waste forms - Secretions from the bulbourethral glands protect sperm and cleanse and lubricate the spongy urethra.

Spermatozoa are transported through the spongy urethra - secretions help the sperm to travel through the urethra and into the female reproductive tract. The penis is the male organ of copulation. Erectile tissue called the corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum fill with blood when sexual arousal activates vasodilatation in the blood vessels of the penis.