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Question
Name the function of the following:
Sperm tail
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Solution
The tail is an extremely vibrating posterior section of the sperm that aids in swimming. The capacity to swim (known as motility) is required for male fertility because the sperm has to move up the vaginal canal, cervix, and cervical canal to reach the ovum.
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