Ovarian Cycle and Follicle Development
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What is the primary function of the corpus luteum?

  • To produce progesterone and estrogens after ovulation (correct)
  • To rupture and release the egg during ovulation
  • To develop and grow eggs
  • To form scar tissue in the ovary
  • What is the sequence of follicular development in the ovary?

  • Graafian, secondary, primary, primordial
  • Primary, secondary, graafian, primordial
  • Primordial, secondary, primary, graafian
  • Primordial, primary, secondary, graafian (correct)
  • What is the corpus hemorrhagicum?

  • A stage of follicular development
  • A ruptured follicle that releases the egg during ovulation (correct)
  • A hormone-producing structure in the ovary
  • A type of scar tissue in the ovary
  • What happens to the corpus luteum in a non-pregnant female after about two weeks?

    <p>It dies and becomes non-viable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the phase of the ovarian cycle after ovulation?

    <p>Luteal phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final stage of the ovarian cycle in a non-pregnant female?

    <p>Corpus albicans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the stratum functionalis during the menstrual phase of the uterine cycle?

    <p>It is shed as the mensis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason for the death of the stratum functionalis?

    <p>Decrease in progesterone levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phase of the uterine cycle where the stratum functionalis grows and thickens due to estrogen and progesterone?

    <p>Proliferative phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary hormone responsible for the thickening of the stratum functionalis during the secretory phase?

    <p>Progesterone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the event that occurs between the proliferative and secretory phases of the uterine cycle?

    <p>Ovulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the structure that dies off at the end of a previous cycle, leading to the menstrual phase?

    <p>Corpus luteum</p> Signup and view all the answers

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