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State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F):
(iii) The egg is passed down through the oviduct by muscular contractions. T/F

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Solution

The correct option is B True
Answer: True (T)
Cilia, lining the funnel help to pick up and push the released ovum into the oviduct. Subsequently, the waves of muscular contractions of the wall of oviduct push the egg into the uterus.
Hence, the given statement is true.

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