Who discovered Sertoli cells? Mention their role in spermatogenesis.
Download our app for free and get startedPlay store
Enrico Sertoli discovered the Sertoli cells. Sertoli cells provide nutrition to the male germ cells during spermatogenesis.
art

Download our app
and get started for free

Experience the future of education. Simply download our apps or reach out to us for more information. Let's shape the future of learning together!No signup needed.*

Similar Questions

  • 1
    A sperm has just fertilised a human egg in the fallopian tube. Trace the events that the fertilised egg will undergo up to the implantation of the blastocyst in the uterus.
    View Solution
  • 2
    What is the number of chromosomes in the following cells of a human male?
    1. Spermatogonial cells.
    2. Spermatids.
    3. Primary spermatocytes.
    4. Sertoli cells.
    View Solution
  • 3
    Write the function of each of the following:
    Acrosome of human sperm.
    View Solution
  • 4
    Why are the human testes located outside the abdominal cavity? Name the pouch in which they are present.
    View Solution
  • 5
    List the three hormones produced in women only during pregnancy. What happens to the levels of estrogen and progesterone during pregnancy?
    View Solution
  • 6
    What is the number of chromosomes in the following cells of a human male?
    Primary spermatocytes.
    View Solution
  • 7
    How does the female gamete reach the uterus from ovary?
    View Solution
  • 8
    Draw a labelled diagram of sperm.
    View Solution
  • 9
    On the basis of the functions mentioned below, identify each one correctly.
    1. It helps in the movement of spermatozoan in a fluid medium.
    2. It contains hydrolytic enzymes and is used to contact and penetrate the egg during fertilisation.
    View Solution
  • 10
    Mention the target cells of luteinising hormone in human males and females. Explain the effect and the changes which the hormone induces in each case.
    View Solution