ee UEC ee ele Chapter 25 Betty / Image SlidesCOLOR LABELED LINE ARTFigure 25.1 ‘Sperm Corona cell \ radiata i 4. Many sperm cells attach to tho corona radiata of a ‘secondary cooyte Peta \ \ Sperm cel ~~ ‘contacting ‘zona pelivcida 2. One sperm cell attaches to the zona pellucida, and enzymes in the acrosome digest through the zona pallucca, ‘8, The head of ane sperm cell penetrates the zona pellucida ‘and oocyte plasma membrane te ontor the ooryte cytoplasm. ‘Changes inthe zona petucida (moving away from the oocyte) {orm a space and prevent additional sperm cells from ‘eniering the oocyte. Zona pollucida 4. In response tothe entry ofthe contents of the sperm head into the ocx, the oocyte hhucleus moves to one Side of te oocyte, where i completes the second meiotic division and gives, off a second polar bod. When the second meiosis Is completo, the oocyte fhucleus, now called the female pronucieus, moves back toward the center of the oocyte 5. The contents of the sperm head enlarge land become the male pronucleus. 6. The two pronucel fuse to form a single nucleus. Ferilzation is complete and a zygote results, Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. ‘second polar body ofthe sperm male head Lo Female promuceus promedeus