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Chapter 25, Problem 7RQ
The function of the stereocilia in the duct of the epididymis and in the ductus deferens is (a) absorption and secretion, (b) beating forward to move sperm through, (c) initiating ejaculation, (d) beating backward to keep the sperm in these ducts for 20 days.
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