The second portion of the chapter deals with muscular fatigue, including the most likely causes of fatigue to various categories of activity, and muscle soreness. Methods of assessing muscular strength are presented in the third section of the chapter.
The sex chromosomes are the X chromosome and the Y chromosome. Sex Chromosomes. In human sexual reproduction, two distinct gametes fuse to form a zygote. Gametes are reproductive cells produced by a type of cell division called meiosis. Gametes are also called sex cells. They contain only one set of chromosomes and are said to be haploid. The male gamete, called the spermatozoan, is relatively motile and usually has a flagellum. The female gamete, called the ovum, is nonmotile and relatively large in comparison to the male gamete.
Sex chromosomes determine whether you are male or female. An individualâs sex (i.e., whether they are a male or female) is determined by the sex chromosomes. Most people have two sex chromosomes, one that is inherited from their mother and one that is inherited from their father. Typically, females have two X chromosomes (XX) and males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (XY).