Question

Each ejaculate of a man contains about how many sperm?
A. \[200\]
B. \[2000\]
C. \[200,000\]
D. \[200,000,000\]

Answer 1

Hint: Sperms are the male gametes or sex cells that contains the genetic information to be transmitted by the male. The structure of sperm is made up of a head and a tail. The tail is divided into neck, middle piece and an end piece. The head is an oval, flattened body which contains the nucleus. It is \[4 - 6{\text{ }}mcm\] in length. The tail of the sperm is about \[55{\text{ }}mcm\] in length. During ejaculation, a very large number of sperms are ejaculated by the penis.

Complete explanation:
Option A \[200\]: This option cannot be correct because a healthy male can release between \[40\] million and \[1.2\] billion sperm cells in a single ejaculation.
Option A is incorrect.
Option B \[2000\]: A sperm count of \[2000\] means that the person is suffering from infertility issues. This condition is called oligospermia. So, this option is incorrect.
Option B is incorrect.
Option C \[200,000\]: Since the normal sperm count is \[40\] million and more, this option cannot be correct.
Option C is incorrect.
Option D \[200,000,000\]: \[200\] million sperms are in between the normal range and hence this option is correct.
Option D is correct

Therefore, Option D \[200,000,000\] is the correct answer.

Note:
Sperm count is greatly affected by health problems such as Varicocele, Ejaculation Problems, Sperm Attack Antibodies, Tumour, Under Development of Scrotum, Hormone Imbalance, Chromosomal Defects and Celiac Disease. In such cases the semen will be analysed. During semen analysis test, the sperm count will be determined by examining semen under a microscope. Some specialized computers can also be used to measure sperm count.