Development Animation - Spermatozoa

Embryology - 25 Apr 2024 Expand to Translate
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This brief animation shows an overview of the structural components of the spermatozoa.

Blue - Nucleus containing male haploid genome required to combine with oocyte haploid genome to form diploid zygote.
Red - Acrosome containing enzymes required to digest the zona pellucida. The acrosome develops as a highly modified golgi structure.
Green - Centriole and axonema required for spermatozoa movement.
Orange - Mitochondria and annulus required for energy for spermatozoa movement.
Grey - Cytoplasm and plasmolemma, cell membrane containing membrane proteins for chemotaxis and binding to the oocyte zone pellucida.