Study the diagram given below and answer the questions which follow:
(i) Name the part labelled A. Name any two hormones produced by part A.
(ii) What happens to the part labelled B:
(1) If fertilisation takes place.
(2) If fertilisation does not take place.
(iii)Where does fertilisation occur?
(iv)Draw a neat diagram of the human sperm as seen under high magnification and label the following parts:
(1) Acrosome
(2) Mitochondria(i) A - Ovary.
Two hormones produced by the ovary are oestrogen and progesterone.
(ii)
(1) If fertilisation takes place, then the zygote gets implanted in the endometrial
walls of the uterus and there is no menstrual discharge.
(2) If fertilisation does not take place, then the egg disintegrates and the uterine
lining starts shedding on the 28th day of the menstrual cycle.
(iii)Fertilisation occurs in the fallopian tubes.
(iv) Human sperm
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