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Sperm

Human Sperm

Human Sperm

Detailed and labeled diagram of a human spermatozoa

This sperm diagram indicates the acrosome, plasma membrane, nucleus, centriole, mitochondria, terminal disc, axial filament, head, midpiece, tail, endpiece, periacrosomal space, cell membrane, acrosome, nuclear vacuoles, nucleus, nuclear envelope, subacrosomal space, outer acrosome membrane, ecuatorial segment, postacrosomal region, postacrosomal sheet, posterior ring, connecting piece, redundant nuclear envelope, mitochondrial sheath, outer dense fibers, central pair, and axoneme.

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