Reproductive System, part 2 - Male Reproductive System: Crash Course A&P 41
Our month-long exploration of human reproduction continues with a look at testicular anatomy, the steps of sperm production, and how it's influenced by ...
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Sex is a big gamble. I mean, the mental risks alone that we take with our relationships are taxing enough: When is he going to text me back? Am I good enough? What if she doesn’t like the real me? But the emotional price we pay for intimacy can almost seem paltry compared to the physical investments that our bodies make in order to reproduce. And the sexes each make this wager differently. The female gamete is, biologically speaking, a big bet. It’s like putting all your chips on black. An ovum and follicle take over a year to develop, and, as human cells go, it’s huge -- about a tenth of a millimeter, just large enough to be seen with the naked eye. Plus, it requires a whole network of supporting tissues in the uterus while it waits for fertilization, which -- if that doesn’t happen ...
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Sex is a big gamble. I mean, the mental risks alone that we take with our relationships are taxing enough: When is he going to text me back? Am I good enough? What if she doesn’t like the real me? But the emotional price we pay for intimacy can almost seem paltry compared to the physical investments that our bodies make in order to reproduce. And the sexes each make this wager differently. The female gamete is, biologically speaking, a big bet. It’s like putting all your chips on black. An ovum and follicle take over a year to develop, and, as human cells go, it’s huge -- about a tenth of a millimeter, just large enough to be seen with the naked eye. Plus, it requires a whole network of supporting tissues in the uterus while it waits for fertilization, which -- if that doesn’t happen ...
