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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| |conclusion. | |All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way. | | | |Describe the life of a sperm and the life of an egg from start to finish | | | |in a 700- to 1‚050-word story based on this week’s reading and formatted | | | |according to APA
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The Sperm and the Egg Tarnisha S. Hagens PSY/265 April 15‚ 2012 UOPX/Axia College The Sperm and the Egg The movement of the sperm known as semen comes from the testicles also known as the testis in the endocrine gland. Adult males build up at least 100 million sperm cells each day. The sperm cells known as semen would slowly move into the epididymis because this is where the semen would go through maturation. Before the semen became to be known it was called the spermatogenesis which differentiates
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The Sperm and the Egg May 30‚ 2010 The process of the sperm and the egg from start to finish is a very interesting one. Both males and females play an important role in the process and one depends on the other to create life. The function and role of the male and female sex organs in relation to the sperm and the egg is also interesting. Without the egg the tadpole like sperm will die and without the sperm the egg will be released during the menstrual cycle. Movement of the Sperm and the
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Sperm and Egg Angela Pace PSY/265 November 10th‚ 2013 Julie Bruno Sperm and Egg This is a story about Zak the Sperm‚ and Zoie the Egg. This is an exciting day for Zak and Zoie because they are going to get fertilized today. Fertilization is the moment Zak and Zoie fuse together and a new individual begins to form. Zoie has been waiting for this day for 32 years‚ since her egg was produced when she was in the fetal ovaries‚ along with five million others‚ but today
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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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