THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

PROSTATE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sperm’s acrosome ____
A
contains nutrients
B
contains enzymes
C
has a high density of mitochondria
D
provides the blood-testis barrier
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It contains proteolytic enzymes such as hyaluronidase and acrosin that help the sperm in penetrating the ovum through the zona pellucida layer around the ovum and enter the cytoplasm of the ovum.

Detailed explanation-2: -The acrosome cap region of the sperm is responsible for the presence of digestive enzymes which are hyaluronidase and acrosin. There is the outer membrane that is present in the ovum that needs to be digested. This digestion is required so that the fusion of the gametes can take place.

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