At which of the following stages does implantation takes place?
Option: 1
Blastocyst
Option: 2
Morula
Option: 3
Embryoblast
Option: 4
Blastocoel
Answers (1)
As we have already discussed in Implantation -
Implantation is the attachment of the blastocyst to the wall of the uterus of the mother.
It occurs about a week after fertilization.
The portion of the blastocyst where the inner cell mass is located lies against endometrium.
At the point of contact, the trophoblastic cells digest and engulf the endometrial cells and thus, blastocyst sinks into a pit formed in the endometrium.
Then the blastocyst is completely buried in the endometrium.
The blastocyst forms villi by means of which it establishes an intimate contact with the uterine wall.
The blastocyst derives nutrition and lives as a parasite within the uterus of the mother.
Hence the correct option is (a).