Question

What is another name for nurse cells?

Answer 1

Nurse cells:

1. Sertoli cells are also called nurse cells.
2. They have a pale, oval, nucleus with a large nucleolus.
3. They provide nutritional support to the developing germ cell.
4. It is specifically located in the convoluted seminiferous tubules since this is the only place in the testes where the spermatozoa are produced.