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Question
CBSEENBI12002671

Which extraembryonic membrane in humans prevents desiccation of the embryo inside the uterus?

  • Chorion

  • Allantois

  • Yolk sac

  • Amnion

Solution

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Amnion

Amnion is an extraembryonic membrane that surrounds embryo in reptiles, birds and mammals. It provides a kind of private aquarium to the embryo and protects it from mechanical shock and desiccation.
Chorion (serosa) is the outermost extraembryonic membrane in reptiles, birds and mammals. It surrounds the whole embryonic system of the embryo.
Yolk sac contains yolk in reptiles and birds. In mammals yolk, the sac is also known as a umnillical vesicle. It is connected to enter on of the embryo by a slender yolk stalk.
Allantois functions as an embryonic urinary bladder or as a respiratory extension of a handgun in reptiles and birds. In mammals, it is modified to carry blood vessel to and from the placenta.