A mature sperm consists of a head, midpiece, and tail; the head contains the nucleus and very little cytoplasm, covered by an acrosome cap filled with lysosomes to aid fertilization, while the midpiece contains mitochondria to provide energy for the tail.

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  Physiology, Male Reproductive System - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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• Physiology, Male Reproductive System - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov National Library of Medicine via serper

Referenced by nodes (5)

• sperm concept
• fertilization concept
• mitochondria concept
• cytoplasm concept
• head concept