Implantation

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Implantation: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Cleavage of Zygote, Morula, Implantation & Blastocyst etc.

Important Questions on Implantation

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Assertion: Holoblastic cleavage with almost equal sized blastomeres is a characteristic of placental animals.

Reason: Eggs of most mammals, including humans, are of centrolecithal type.

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Morula is a developmental stage between two of the following:

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The number of cells present in the morula stage is _____. (Write it numerically)

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A change in the amount of yolk and its distribution in the egg will not affect

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The type of division takes place during zygote cleavage is _____

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_____ is the process in which blastocyst is embedded in the endometrium of the uterus.

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Fill in the blank with the correct word given in the bracket.

Attachment of embryo to the wall of uterus is known as _____ (implantation/gastrulation).

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Right and left sides of an embryo become apparent during ___________.

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A blastocyst is a hollow ball, surrounded by a single layer of cells enclosing a cavity called the blastocoel or the cleavage cavity.

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Which process of embryonic development is called fractionating process, whether it is cleavage or gastrulation?

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Identify the part labelled 'A' from the figure given below.
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Embryonic membranes are formed from a layer of cells called _____ of blastula.

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In human being, the type of cleavage is

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In human being, the type of cleavage is

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Which layer of blastocyst projects into the endometrium and destroys endometrial cells?

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Implantation of blastocyst occurs on

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1st cleavage takes place about                 hours after fertilization.

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Cleavage converts zygote into a mass of cells called

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Which type of division occurs in cleavage?

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Mention whether 'Mitotic or Meiotic' division takes place during the cleavage of zygote.