Semen

<p>Semen, also known as seminal fluid, is a <a href="/facts/Bodily_fluid/RkAXIBVN">bodily fluid</a> that contains <a href="/facts/Spermatozoon/sTG4GWc0">spermatozoa</a> which is secreted by the male <a href="/facts/Gonad/36BUam2x">gonads</a> (sexual glands) and other sexual organs of <a href="/facts/Male/EWYjAu71">male</a> or <a href="/facts/Hermaphrodite/C4aYIk4n">hermaphroditic</a> <a href="/facts/Animal/4b8J33nd">animals</a>. In humans and <a href="/facts/Placental_mammal/xegVWIRG">placental mammals</a>, seminal fluid is <a href="/facts/Ejaculation/5RnfwCxG">ejaculated</a> through the <a href="/facts/Penis/s9zpC49k">penis</a> and contains <a href="/facts/Proteolytic_enzyme/G1ASdVat">proteolytic</a> and other <a href="/facts/Enzymes/DSI1Fh7y">enzymes</a> as well as <a href="/facts/Fructose/pEqWJC2N">fructose</a>, which promote the survival of spermatozoa and provide a medium through which they can move or "swim" from the <a href="/facts/Vagina/ca5jsTwF">vagina</a> into the <a href="/facts/Uterus/LIrApMXs">uterus</a> to <a href="/facts/Fertilization/g8u3UKzF">fertilize</a> the <a href="/facts/Female/hk4wM9y1">female</a> <a href="/facts/Ovum/gJyW3W3W">ovum</a> and form a <a href="/facts/Zygote/mSu2xMWA">zygote</a>.
</p><p><a href="/facts/Semen_collection/ljt0Hhcy">Semen is collected</a> from animals for <a href="/facts/Artificial_insemination/ccbKoyu4">artificial insemination</a> or <a href="/facts/Cryoconservation/BzXTP1hl">cryoconservation</a> of genetic material. <a href="/facts/Cryoconservation_of_animal_genetic_resources/bqtFPmH7">Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources</a> is a practice that calls for the collection of semen in efforts for conservation of a particular breed.
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Semen