THE FEMALE FUNCTION 
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The accompanying fluids, besides increasing the quantity of 
the liquid, provide a protective surrounding in which the 
spermatozoa can live for some time, perhaps several days. 
Around the sperm duct and the urethra are fibers of involun¬ 
tary muscle whose contraction drives out the semen. 
1. What is the function of the male? 
2. Where and how are the spermatozoa produced? 
3. Describe the course of the sperm duct. 
4. From what organs are fluids added to the spermatozoa? 
5. What is semen? 
6. How is semen driven out of the urethra? 
The Female Function. — The female produces the egg, 
and for the embryo growing from the egg she provides the 
conditions necessary for its life, and after its birth she nour¬ 
ishes the young until it is able to take ordinary food. The 
eggs are produced in the ovaries , a pair of small organs 
