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Question
CBSEENBI12001435

Name the functions of the following:
(a) Corpus luteum
(b) Endometrium
(c) Acrosome
(d) Sperm tail
(e) Fimbriae

Solution

Functions of the following are:

(a) Corpus luteum -  It secretes progesterone that helps maintain endometrium wall of the uterus..

(b) Endometrium - It helps in implantation of the fertilized ovum. It undergoes cyclic changes that causes mentsruation.

(c) Acrosome - It helps the sperm to enter the zona pellucida layer of the ovum. It contains hyrdrolase enzymes which helps digest the wall of the ova and enter it.

(d) Sperm tail - It helps in motility of the sperm.

(e) Fimbriae- It helps in collecting the ovum after ovulation.