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What is the significance of epididymis in male fertility? - Biology

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What is the significance of epididymis in male fertility?

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The epididymis helps the sperm in attaining maturity, acquiring increased motility and fertilising capacity. It also stroes sperms for a short period before entering the vasa deferns. The epididymis shows peristatic and segmenting controctions at intervals to push the sperm away from the testis.

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Chapter 3: Human Reproduction - VERY SHORT ANSWER [Page 21]

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