Reproduction and Growth in Animals
Describe structure of spermatozoon / sperm (head, neck, middle piece, tail).
The number of chromosome in the spermatid of man is
In testis, the immature male germ cells (spermatogonia) produce sperms by spermatogenesis that begins at puberty. The spermatogonia (sing. spermatogonium) present on the inside wall of seminiferous tubules multiply by mitotic division and increase in numbers. Each spermatogonium is diploid and contains 46 chromosomes. Some of the spermatogonia called primary spermatocytes periodically undergo meiosis. A primary spermatocyte completes the first meiotic division (reduction division) leading to formation of two equal, haploid cells called secondary spermatocytes, which have only 23 chromosomes each. The secondary spermatocytes undergo the second meiotic division to produce four equal, haploid spermatids.
Describe structure of spermatozoon / sperm (head, neck, middle piece, tail).
A cross section at the midpoint of the middle piece of a human sperm will show ______________________.
Acrosome is a type of ___________.
Which of the following contains the actual genetic part of a sperm?
The part of the sperm which has mitochondria is
Head of the sperm contains
The diagram shown below is the longitudinal section of a testis of man. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow: Draw a neat, labelled diagram of a sperm.