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Human Reproduction

Question
CBSEENBI12002547

Seminal plasma in human males is rich in 

  • fructose and calcium

  • glucose and calcium

  • DNA and testosterone

  • ribose and potassium

Solution

A.

fructose and calcium

Seminal plasma is the fluid in which sperms are bathed. It contains secretions from seminal vesicle and prostate gland. Seminal fluid contains fructose, citrate, inositol, prostaglandins and several proteins. Prostate secretes a thin, milky fluid that contains calcium, cittrate ion, phosphate ion, a clotting enzyme and a profibrinolysin.