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Mature and mobile reproductive male cell produced by the testicle; the main constituent of the sperm used to fertilize an egg.
spermatozoon head middle piece neck end piece tail

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Anterior section of the spermatozoon formed of a nucleus (organelle containing genetic information) and the acrosome (structure aiding in penetration of the egg).

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Part surrounding the base of the tail where the mitochondria, small organelles that supply the energy needed for the spermatozoon to move, concentrate.

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Narrow part connecting the head to the intermediary section; it contains the centrioles, structures that aid in cell division.

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Terminal end of the spermatozoon’s tail.

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Filament whose oscillations enable the movement of the spermatozoon.