Which one of the following statements about human sperm is correct?

1. The acrosome has a conical, pointed structure used for piercing and penetrating the egg, resulting in fertilization.
2. The sperm lysins in the acrosome dissolve the egg envelope, facilitating fertilization.
3. The acrosome serves as a sensory structure, leading the sperm towards the ovum.
4. The acrosome serves no particular function.
Subtopic:  Spermiogenesis/Sperm Structure/Hormonal Regulation |
 62%
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AIPMT - 2010
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Seminal plasma in humans is rich in:

1. fructose, calcium and certain enzymes
2. fructose and calcium but has no enzymes
3. glucose and certain enzymes but has no calcium
4. fructose and certain enzymes but poor in calcium

Subtopic:  Spermiogenesis/Sperm Structure/Hormonal Regulation |
 94%
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AIPMT - 2009
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The correct sequence of spermatogenetic stages leading to the formation of sperms in a mature human testis is:

1.  spermatocyte-spermatogonia- spermatid-sperms
2.  spermatogonia-spermatocyte-spermatid-sperms
3.  spermatid-spermatocyte-spermatogonia-sperms
4.  spermatogonia-spermatid-spermatocyte-sperms
Subtopic:  Seminiferous Tubules & Spermatogenesis | Spermiogenesis/Sperm Structure/Hormonal Regulation |
 90%
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AIPMT - 2009
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In humans, at the end of the first meiotic division, the male germs cells differentiate into the:

1. primary spermatocytes

2. secondary spermatocytes

3. spermatids

4. spermatogonia

Subtopic:  Seminiferous Tubules & Spermatogenesis | Spermiogenesis/Sperm Structure/Hormonal Regulation |
 71%
From NCERT
AIPMT - 2008
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