What percentage of final semen volume is contributed by sperm cells themselves?
A25 percent
B5 percent
C60 percent
D90 percent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 5 percent
1. Semen is a mixture of sperm and secretions from three accessory glands.
2. Sperm themselves are a small minority of the fluid's total volume.
3. Sperm make up only 5 percent of final semen volume.
4. 25 percent and 60 percent are both different figures a reader might guess from memory, but neither matches the specific figure given here.
5. 90 percent is also incorrect for the same reason: it does not match the specific figure given here.
6. The bulk instead comes from the seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 27 "The Reproductive System", p.1286 §Duct System_
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