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What are the components of a normal human sperm?

Options

  1. AHead, neck, a middle piece and tail
  2. BOvary, oviduct and uterus
  3. COvarian follicles, stroma and oviduct
  4. DMons pubis, labia majora and labia minora

Correct answer

A. Head, neck, a middle piece and tail

Step-by-step solution

It is a microscopic structure composed of a head, neck, a middle piece and a tail (Figure 2.6). A plasma membrane envelops the whole body of sperm. The sperm head contains an elongated haploid nucleus, the anterior portion of which is covered by a cap-like structure, acrosome.

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