The school nurse is conducting a class for 13-year-old male students. After covering male anatomy, a student asks the nurse if the terms "sperm" and "semen" are interchangeable. Which information does the nurse provide?

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Semen is a mixture that includes sperm (the male reproductive cells) and various other secretions from the male reproductive system, such as fluids from the seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands. These fluids nourish, protect, and help transport the sperm through the female reproductive tract. Therefore, sperm and semen are not the same; sperm is a component of semen.

The School Nurse Is Conducting a Class for 13-Year-Old Male