Which one of the following statements about human sperm is correct?

1. The acrosome has a conical, pointed structure used for piercing and penetrating the egg, resulting in fertilization.
2. The sperm lysins in the acrosome dissolve the egg envelope, facilitating fertilization.
3. The acrosome serves as a sensory structure, leading the sperm towards the ovum.
4. The acrosome serves no particular function.
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Seminal plasma in humans is rich in:

1. fructose, calcium and certain enzymes
2. fructose and calcium but has no enzymes
3. glucose and certain enzymes but has no calcium
4. fructose and certain enzymes but poor in calcium

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The correct sequence of spermatogenetic stages leading to the formation of sperms in a mature human testis is:

1.  spermatocyte-spermatogonia- spermatid-sperms
2.  spermatogonia-spermatocyte-spermatid-sperms
3.  spermatid-spermatocyte-spermatogonia-sperms
4.  spermatogonia-spermatid-spermatocyte-sperms
Subtopic:  Seminiferous Tubules & Spermatogenesis | Spermiogenesis/Sperm Structure/Hormonal Regulation |
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In humans, at the end of the first meiotic division, the male germs cells differentiate into the:

1. primary spermatocytes

2. secondary spermatocytes

3. spermatids

4. spermatogonia

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