How sperms in male and ova in females are produced?


Sperms in mals are produced in the testicle. Each sperm starts as a germ cell which divides and undergoes meiosis to become a baby sperm or spermatid. The spermatid is nourished by nurse cells in the testicles and it slowly grows a tail. It takes about 72 days or 2 ½ months to mature. After getting fully matured or developed, nurse cells release it and sent into a long tube, called the epididymis  (a 20 foot long series of thin coiled tubes), for another 12 days, where it learns to swim and is stored inside the genital tract until it is ejaculated out of the body.


An egg cell, or ova, are produced by the ovaries. Ova matures via oogenesis, the process by which an egg cell creates. Females usually have two ovaries, one on each side of the body, and they are found just outside of the uterus. The ovaries contain follicles that house immature eggs. Each month, roughly 20 follicles are stimulated and begin developing an egg.

Egg cell development within the follicle requires approximately 14 days. On about the 14th day, ovulation (the release of the egg cell from the follicle) takes place. The egg cell is swept into the fallopian tube and begins to move toward the uterus. After that, either the mature egg is fertilized or the woman enters the process of menstruation.

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Updated on: 23-Mar-2023

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