A couple who have sought fertility counseling have been told that the man's sperm count is very low. The nurse advises the couple that spermatogenesis is impaired when which condition occurs?
1. The vas deferens is ligated.
2. The testes are overheated.
3. The prostate gland is enlarged.
4. The flagella are segmented.
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Rationale 1: A ligation of the vas deferens is a vasectomy, and the sperm cannot migrate.
Rationale 2: High temperatures harm the development of the sperm.
Rationale 3: The prostate has nothing to do with development of the sperm.
Rationale 4: The flagella are normally divided into a middle segment and an end segment.
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