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Name the three main regions of the human sperm, and briefly mention the function of each.
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The three main regions of the human sperm are the head, middle piece and the tail. Their functions are as follows:
1.The head area contains nucleus and enzyme in acrosome. During fertilisation, acrosome helps the sperm to enter the egg and the nucleus of sperm combines with the nucleus of the egg and restores the normal number of 23 pairs of chromosomes.
2.The middle piece contains mitochondria which acts as a power-house of the sperm cell and there are several mitochondria available at the middle piece. This provides the ability to navigate in the female genital tract.
3.The tail assists with locomotion.
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The three main regions of the human sperm are the head, middle piece and the tail. Their functions are as follows:
1.The head area contains nucleus and enzyme in acrosome. During fertilisation, acrosome helps the sperm to enter the egg and the nucleus of sperm combines with the nucleus of the egg and restores the normal number of 23 pairs of chromosomes.
2.The middle piece contains mitochondria which acts as a power-house of the sperm cell and there are several mitochondria available at the middle piece. This provides the ability to navigate in the female genital tract.
3.The tail assists with locomotion.
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