A woman uses a device X made of a common metal for preventing pregnancy. This device works by preventing the implantation of fertilised egg cell (or embryo) in the female organ Y.

(b) Name the organ Y.

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The organ ‘Y’ is the uterus or womb which is the site of implantation of the fertilised egg cell (or embryo).

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Q. A woman uses a device X made of a common metal for preventing pregnancy. This device works by preventing the implantation of fertilised egg cell (or embryo) in the female organ Y.
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(b) Name the organ Y.
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The human males use a device X made of a very thin rubber sheet as a covering on the male organ to prevent pregnancy. This device traps the gametes Y in it. In order to prevent pregnancy, the human females use a device Z which is a circle of rubber with a metal spring around it. The device Z is put inside the vagina to cover the cervix. It stops Y from going into the uterus.

(d) What is the general name of these methods of birth control (or preventing pregnancy)?

Intra-Uterine Devices (IUDs) stop fertilisation and prevents implantation of the embryo.

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A woman uses a device X made of a common metal for preventing pregnancy. This device works by preventing the implantation of fertilised egg cell (or embryo) in the female organ Y.​ ​ (b) Name the organ Y.

The organ ‘Y’ is the uterus or womb which is the site of implantation of the fertilised egg cell (or embryo).

A woman uses a device X made of a common metal for preventing pregnancy. This device works by preventing the implantation of fertilised egg cell (or embryo) in the female organ Y.

(b) Name the organ Y.