Sperm Cells

By Grayson Weiss

Spermatozon, or what it is commonly referred

to as sperm is what most people see as the
little cell that swims into the woman and turns
into a baby. Sure we have seen and heard
about sperm all of our lives; whether it be sex
ed, tv shows, or movies. There is a lot more to
the cell than its credited for.

movement which propels the sperm itself.

An important word to know when it comes to

sperm, is motile. Motile refers to the ability
of the cell to move, so as you can already
assume nonmotile means that it is not
capable of movement. A motile sperm cell is
called a spermatozoon, while a nonmotile
As you may know already, in mammals sperm sperm cell is called a spermatium.
develops in the testicles and is released through
the penis. I want to teach, and discuss stuff you A human sperm cell is approximately 60
might not know yet. First off the sperm cells micrometers, in other words 424 sperm cells
themselves cannot divide, and have a limited laid out would be a length of 1 inch, yes they
life span. Their lifespan is short unless it is really are that small! Another interesting thing
fused with an egg cell during fertilization and about sperm which also applies to men and
that is when a new organism begins not women is the amount of reproductive
reinforcements carried. Women are born with
developing, the baby.
oocytes (eggs), and they only carry a certain
The cell itself consists of three parts; the head, amount until they run out, this is called
mid piece, and a tail. The head contains the menopause. Unlike the women sperm in the
nucleus and by an anteriorly acrosomal male body is everlasting, there is no limit that
organelle that develops over the front part of a man can produce.
the sperm cell which contains enzymes that
help penetrate the female egg. The mid piece All in all the sperm is a fascinating cell that
has a core that has many mitochondria does wonders of things, and has tons of
(basically the powerhouse of the cell) spiralled attributes; whether it be it's divided structure,
all around it. This helps the sperm with its fluctuating tail, or most of all, its part in the
journey through the female uterus, cervix, and reproduction process. We may think of sperm
uterine tubes. Lastly we have the tail. The tail to be a common thing, but it should never be
also referred to as the flagellum is taken for granted, especially when it's one of
the biggest factors of how we are even here
responsible for fluctuating the
today.

LEFT: Sperm cells

microscope
RIGHT: Sperm cell

under