Fig. 2

Sperm cells essentially have four core elements: (1) a paternal haploid nucleus containing the DNA; (2) a mitochondrial and glycolytic metabolic system that act as a source of energy; (3) a motor (the flagellum) providing motility for the sperm to travel in the vaginal canal; and (4) a mechanism that assists in the binding and penetration into the egg (the acrosome)