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What Is The Benefit Of Having An Operculum?


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Operculum:

  1. It is a form of tailored covering that is used to protect a delicate bodily component.
  2. An operculum in humans can refer to a mucus plug in the cervix that prevents the uterus' contents from leaking out after conception, a component of the brain, or a flap of tissue in mouth.
  3. An operculum is a rigid flap that protects a section of the animal in mammals.
  4. The operculum is a sort of flap seen on algae, fungus, and vascular plants in plants.

Benefits:

  1. The operculum shields the gills of bony fish.
  2. It is also responsible for face support, as well as breathing and feeding.

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