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Question
CBSEENBI12047620

Which of the following embryonic membranes structure is excretory in function?

  • Amnion

  • Allantois

  • Yolk sac

  • Vitelline chorion

Solution

B.

Allantois

Alantois is the extraembryonic membrane that develops in embryonic reptiles, birds and mammals as a growth from the hindgut. It acts as a urinary bladder for the storage of waste products and as a means of providing the embryo with oxygen and food.