(a) Draw a diagrammatic sectional view of a seminiferous tubule (enlarged) of human male and label.

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(a) Draw a diagrammatic sectional view of a seminiferous tubule (enlarged) of human male and label (i) Spermatogenium, (ii) Sertoli cell, (iii) Primary spermatocyte.
Write the function of each labelled part.
(b) Differentiate between spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis.

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answered Feb 1, 2018 by sameer (82,980 points) 5 14 68
selected Feb 4, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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Spermatogonium - multiply by mitotic division to increase in number  Sertoli cells - provide noursihment to developing sperms  Primary spermatocytes - undergo meiosis to form haploid secondary spermatocytes 
(b) Spermatogenesis - Development of sperms in testis from spermatogonium 
Spermiogenesis - maturation of spermatids into spermatozoa / sperms

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