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Q. Middle piece of sperm contains

Human Reproduction

Solution:

Sperm is a flagellated structure which has four parts - head, neck, middle piece and tail. The middle piece of human sperm contains the mitochondria coiled around the axial filament called mitochondria spiral. They provide energy for the movement of the sperm. At the end of middle piece there is a ring centriole (annulus) with unknown functions.