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Fertilization Facts

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How many sperms do human males produce per ejaculation?

100-200 million

300-400 million (correct)

500-600 million

700-800 million

How many sperms are produced by human males per ejaculation?

300-400 million (correct)

100-200 million

500-600 million

700-800 million

During human fertilization, how many ovum are released in females during the menstrual cycle?

Two

Three

Four

Only one (correct)

What is capacitation?

The process that provides sperms the ability to fertilize an ovum Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that provides sperms the ability to fertilize an ovum?

Capacitation Signup and view all the answers

What is capacitation in relation to fertilization?

The process that provides sperms the ability to fertilize an ovum Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the fertilized egg?

Zygote Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the fusion of sperm and egg nuclei during fertilization?

The formation of a synkaryon Signup and view all the answers

What happens during the egg reaction?

The extrusion of cortical granules Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Fertilization is the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.
Human fertilization is internal and viviparous.
Only one ovum is released in human females during the menstrual cycle.
Human males produce 300-400 million sperms per ejaculation.
Capacitation is a process that provides sperms the ability to fertilize an ovum.
Fertilization involves the approximation of sperm and ovum.
The acrosome reaction occurs when the acrosome covering degenerates and enzymes are released.
The egg reaction involves the development of a fertilization cone and the extrusion of cortical granules.
The activation of the ovum involves meiosis II and the extrusion of a secondary polar body.
The fusion of sperm and egg nuclei forms a synkaryon and the fertilized egg is called a zygote.

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