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- Definition size and shape of the head, midpiece and tail, integrity of the acrosome and sperm membranes Reference "Colorado State University. Pathophysiology of the Reproductive System http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/reprod/index.html > Collection and Evaluation of Semen > Sperm Morphology http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/reprod/semeneval/morph.html [15.2.2011]"
- Comment Sperm from different species vary in size and shape. Bull and human sperm, for example, have paddle-shaped heads, rodent sperm have hook-shaped heads, and the heads of chicken sperm are spindle-shaped and almost difficult to distinguish from the midpiece.