Human Sperm under the Microscope

Human spermatozoa (sperm) in semen under the microscope. Sperm are motile gametes that are produced by meiosis, resulting in 23 chromosomes, half of the 46 chromosomes found in all other cells in the body. If it unites with a human ovum (egg), which also has 23 chromosomes, they will combine to make 46 chromosomes and become a zygote and eventually a baby.

Human sperm swim by whipping around their flagellum which propels them forward. Fructose sugar is the main source of energy that sperm use to move around.

In the video, a lot of deformed sperm can be seen, as well as ones that don't swim well and some that look dead. It is common to have a large number of abnormal sperm cells.However, low sperm counts or high rates of abnormal sperm cells can make it very difficult for a man to get a woman pregnant.

Semen contains fructose, several enzymes, amino acids, proteins and several different components as well as sperm. This cocktail protects the sperm from the acidic vagina and helps them on the dangerous road the the egg. A man who has undergone vasectomy can still produce semen although it will not have any sperm in it.

The magnification of each clip can be seen on the bottom right hand corner.

[MrDHCrockett]

It takes balls to make a video like this.

[yato]

Ahhh... I miss my spermhood.. Rest in peace my fallen brothers..

[peppapig]

Wow not only does this man make his own music but also his own slides 😳

[alvinsim]

We all should be grateful because we all won our first ever competition against millions of competitors! I'm so proud of y'all and myself!

[kevinserrano]

Look at all the doctors, lawyers, firefighters, & police. What a shame...

[rkelley]

How crazy is it that one of those little tiny things can turn into something that will eventually be able to show you videos on YouTube about sperm? Life is awesome!

[saltysynthesizers]

My mom works at an IVF clinic, she looks at sperm cells under a microscope for a living. When I visited her at work, it was really stunning to see this under the microscope with my own eyes. God I love biology.

[adithyan.]

Those days when you had nothing to worry about 😢

[Rossilaz]

I like how in all the other bodily fluid videos he says "I did this to get the sample" but here it's right into the action

[zkgg]

When you fight against 30 millions
And then you win
That's what we call a battle royale

[sosa]

It's crazy how I got whole civilizations chillin in a towel in my closet.

[LilPersey]

When you beat the other sperm cells that could've been Millionaires or Doctors just to come out a disappointment

[Mikee..]

i remember when i fought to get to the egg, nostalgia.

[shaksta]

This soundtrack is actually so good it got me to sit here at 2am watching a bunch of sperm dance around under a microscope for almost 4 minutes.

[KuroHebi]

We went from being two separate entities inside of our respective parents to being fully fledged multicellular beings capable of so much.

[davidgailinas]

I appreciate the effort put into this video. I'm sure it took a load of work to

[tonyv]

I remember going to a party with my dad and coming home with my mom....lol

[RayMak]

They usually end up in papers and toilet for many guys.

[rjayyy]

It’s crazy how you can see the dead sperm or the sperm trying to move but stays frozen … so weird but fascinating at the same time 😂😂😂

[ashleyp]

You can see the personality already! One of them was choking another one and I could see which ones would be twins they was holding on together in perfect sync, some of them were chilling and the rest was turning up! Creation is so amazing!