A school nurse teaching a health class to adolescent boys explains that spermatozoa become motile and fertile during the 2–10 days they are stored in the:
1. Prostate gland.
2. Vas deferens.
3. Epididymis.
4. Urethra.
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Rationale 1: The prostate gland secretes a fluid that protects the sperm from the acidic environment of the vagina.
Rationale 2: The vas deferens connects the epididymis with the prostate.
Rationale 3: The epididymis provides a reservoir where maturing spermatozoa become both motile and fertile. The spermatozoa remain in the epididymis for 2–10 days.
Rationale 4: The urethra is the passageway for both urine and semen.
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