In the article‚ " The Egg and the Sperm" by Emily Martin‚ the author attempts to shed light on the gender stereotypes hidden within the scientific language of our biology textbooks. I found this article to be very intriguing because‚ as a nursing student‚ I’ve been exposed to many medical and biology textbooks and it has never occurred to me that cultural beliefs could influence how a biologist described their discoveries. I had no idea that within the scientific accounts of reproductive biology
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The Sperm and Egg Testes are suspended outside the abdominal cavity by the scrotum‚ a pouch of skin that keeps the testes close or far from the body at an optimal temperature for sperm development. Somniferous tubules are inside each testis‚ and are where sperm are produced by meiosis. About 250 meters (850 feet) of tubules are packed into each testis. Spermatocytes inside the tubules divide by meiosis to produce spermatids that in turn develop into mature sperm. Sperm production
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Individual: The sperm and the egg Nicole Fields PSY 265 January 20‚ 2013 Mrs. Tana Leigh Warren Individual: The sperm and the egg Behind every function or process there is a story. The story behind the sperm and the egg can seem very complex to some while others understand its entire root of transition from one to the other. To understand the story behind the sperm and the egg‚ you first need to understand the male and female anatomy. Once you understand that much‚ it will be a little easier
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The Sperm and the Egg The sperm and the egg; a wonderful tale of prince and a princess. This tale is a typical fairy tale where the fair maiden is rescued by her persevering prince. Then once they find each other they merge together to create this magnificent new life. In reality what happens between a sperm and a women’s egg is much more complicated and in depth. The Sperm and the Male Organs The sperm is a male germ cell. A germ is taught to many children to be bad however‚ the definition
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The Sperm and the Egg To describe the role of the sperm and the egg we must understand what their function is. Many times the first time you hear about the egg and the sperm is in a health class‚ in middle school. No wants to hear about what the teacher is saying so they blank it out until they have to write a paper on it. Then you become a parent and have to explain to your own children and you wished you had learned how the sperm and the egg worked‚ so you can explain to your own children.
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The Sperm and the Egg PSY/265 August 26‚ 2011 The Sperm and the Egg The main function of the sperm cell is to locate an egg‚ and fertilize it forming a zygote. Sperm cells are believed to have a sense of smell in which they use to locate the egg which is one of the clue factors sperm cells use‚ sperm cells do not just swim around randomly before locating an egg to fertilize. In the females reproductive tract it becomes warmer as the Fallopian tubes are neared. That is also another clue factor
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the sperm got to the egg in the first place. The first thing to start of the discussion should be naming the two most important necessary things that are a must in order to make a baby and that are the sperm and the egg. After explain what these are you can then comfortably move onto the journey of the sperm and its final destination the egg. Explaining what these two things are and how they are made will make it a lot easier in explaining the whole entire journey. The sperm is a
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The Sperm and the Egg PSY/265 January 20‚ 2013 The Sperm and the Egg To answer the questions of how babies are made and where do babies come from you first need an understanding to what makes up the female sex organs and how they work as well as knowing what makes up the male sex organs and how they work. A male has external and internal sex organs. The external sex organs for the male consist of the penis and the scrotum (also known as the ball sack). The internal sex organs of a man consist
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The Sperm and The Egg 1 The Sperm and The Egg Cleveland C. Lawrence‚ Sr. April 11‚ 2015 PSY/265 - PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN SEXUALITY
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The egg and the sperm Pennie Hausman 05/07/2015 Chy Porter PSY/265 One day Sandy Egg and Danny Sperm met at the uterus‚ a popular hangout for sperm and eggs. While chatting about their journey‚ they found each other’s story quite exciting in respect to the organs and process involved in reaching the same hotspot. Sandy begins her story by naming the female external sex organs‚ which delivers protection to the vaginal opening as well as sexual stimulation and excitement. These involved the
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