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प्रश्न
Given below is the name of certain stage/substance related to reproduction and found in human body. Answer the questions related to it.
Hyaluronidase.
- Is it an enzyme or simply a protein?
- What is its function?
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उत्तर
- Hyaluronidase is an enzyme.
- The acrosome at the top of the head of the sperm secretes an enzyme (hyaluronidase), which facilitates entry of the sperm into the egg by dissolving the wall of the ovum.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give appropriate biological or technical terms for the following :
The fluid which surrounds the foetus
State whether the following statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F):
Rewrite the wrong statement by correcting only one word either at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.
Uterus is also known as birth canal.
Differentiate between:
Impotency and sterility
The diagram given below is that of a developing human foetus in the womb. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow:

- Name the parts '1' to '5' indicated by guidelines.
- What term is given to the period of development of the foetus in the womb?
- How many days does the foetus take to be fully developed?
- Mention two functions of the parts labelled ‘2’ other than its endocrine function.
- Name the hormone (anyone) produced by the part labelled ‘2’.
- What is the function of the part marked ‘3’?
The diagram given below shows an embryo in the uterus of mammal. Label the parts indicated.

Give Technical Term:
The period of intrauterine development of the embryo.
Complete the following sentences with appropriate word:
The placenta is ________permeable
Which of the following reproductive structures is responsible for secretion of hCG?
Match the respiratory surfaces to the organisms in which they are found.
| Organ/ cells | Hormones | ||
| (i) | Corpus luteum | (a) | HCG |
| (ii) | Leydig's cells | (b) | Estrogen |
| (iii) | Placenta | (c) | Progesterone |
| (iv) | Graafian follicle | (d) | Testosterone |
Assertion (A): The foetus respires but does not breathe.
Reason (R): The maternal blood supplies oxygen to the foetus through placenta.
