Question

The cells of germinal epithelium which give rise to spermatozoa are called as _____.

• A. Sperm mother cells
• B. Spermatids
• C. Spermatocytes
• D. Spermatogonia

Answer 1

The correct option is D Spermatogonia

In humans and other vertebrates, spermatogenesis, the process of sperm cell production, occurs in the paired male gonads, or testes. Spermatogenesis takes place within a vast tangle of hollow tubules, the seminiferous tubules, within each testis. Spermatogenesis begins with undifferentiated cells in the germinal epithelium lining of seminiferous tubules, known as spermatogonia. Spermatogonia undergo mitosis and meiosis to form sperm.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.