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Name the functions of the following.(a) Corpus luteum(b) Endometrium(c) Acrosome(d) Sperm tail(e) Fimbriae |
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Answer» (a) Corpus luteum : Secretion of mainly progesterone and small quantity of estrogen. Some androgens are also formed by theca cells. (b) Endometrium : Nourishment and implantation of blastoeyst and later foetus if fertilization has occurred. Otherwise cyclic changes of growth and degeneration. (c) Acrosome : Contains sperm lysin for separating cells of corona radiata and piercing through zona pellucida. (d) Sperm Tail: Vibratile part that helps in swimming of sperm in the genital tract of female for reaching the ovum. (e) Fimbriae : The finger like projection occurs at the edges of in fundibulum which helps in the collection of ovum after ovulation. |
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