Which one of the following cells provide nutrition to the sperm?

Leydig cells

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Granulosa cells

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Primary germ cells

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Sertoli cells

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Solution

The correct option is D Sertoli cells
Sertoli cell is the "nurse" cell of the testes and is located in the seminiferous tubule. They are somatic cells located within the germinal epithelium. Its main function is to nourish the developing sperms, hence called as "nurse" cells.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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Which of the following provide nutrition to the male germ cells (sperms)?

	Column I		Column II
(a)	Sertoli cells	(i)	Secrete androgens
(b)	Interstitial cells	(ii)	Provide nutrition to the germ cells
(c)	Placenta	(iii)	Structural and functional unit between foetus and maternal body
(d)	Zona pellucida	(iv)	Acellular layer formed by secondary oocyte

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