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    The document summarizes the transfer of gametes leading to fertilization in three parts. It first describes the ejaculation process where up to 400 million sperm are released by the testes and deposited in the vaginal vault. It then explains the challenges faced by sperm on their journey, where most sperm are destroyed in the vagina and only a few thousand reach the fallopian tubes. Finally, it notes that the few sperm that pass through the cervix have 48 hours to fertilize an ovum before they die, and that this difficult journey helps ensure only the healthiest sperm reach the fertilization point.

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    The document summarizes the transfer of gametes leading to fertilization in three parts. It first describes the ejaculation process where up to 400 million sperm are released by the testes and deposited in the vaginal vault. It then explains the challenges faced by sperm on their journey, where most sperm are destroyed in the vagina and only a few thousand reach the fallopian tubes. Finally, it notes that the few sperm that pass through the cervix have 48 hours to fertilize an ovum before they die, and that this difficult journey helps ensure only the healthiest sperm reach the fertilization point.

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    The Transfer of Gametes Leading To Fertilization

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    The document summarizes the transfer of gametes leading to fertilization in three parts. It first describes the ejaculation process where up to 400 million sperm are released by the testes and deposited in the vaginal vault. It then explains the challenges faced by sperm on their journey, where most sperm are destroyed in the vagina and only a few thousand reach the fallopian tubes. Finally, it notes that the few sperm that pass through the cervix have 48 hours to fertilize an ovum before they die, and that this difficult journey helps ensure only the healthiest sperm reach the fertilization point.

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    THE TRANSFER OF GAMETES

    LEADING TO FERTILIZATION

    By:
    Prot Mohd Naim Azran
    THE PATHWAY OF THE SPERM

    Ejaculation process (release up to 400 million sperm release by testis)


    The sperm is deposited in vaginal vault
    The sperm pass trough the tiny opening of the cervix
    The sperm swim trough the urethra and reach the fallopian tube
    At the fallopian tube, the sperm fertilize with an ovum.
    The fertilized ovum (zygote) the move towards to the uterus
    THE CHALLENGE FACED BY
    SPERM DURING ITS JOURNEY

     Only the strongest sperm cells survive.


    Most sperm are destroyed immediately by the acidic fluids that cleanse the
    vagina.
    Only a few thousand sperm reach the cervix, and fewer still reach the
    fallopian tubes.
    Normally, the cervix is blocked by a hard wall of mucus which prevents
    bacteria from entering the uterus.
    For a few days each month (near the time of ovulation), this thick cervical
    mucus changes into a fluid stream that sperm can penetrate.
    Those sperm that pass through the cervix have about 48 hours in which to
    reach and fertilize an ovum before they (the sperm) die.
    Sperm cells can travel this distance in a few minutes.

    The difficulty of this journey helps ensure that only the most healthy sperm
    cells reach the fertilization point.
    <<< THE END >>>

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