NEETBiologyHuman ReproductionMCQ+4 / −1
The figure shows a section of human ovary.
Select the option which gives the correct
identification of either A or B with function/
characteristic.


- AA- Tertiary follicle - Forms Graafian follicle
- BB- Corpus luteum - Secretes progesterone
- CA- Primary oocyte - It is in the prophase I of the meiotic division
- DB- Corpus luteum - Secretes estrogen
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Correct answer: B
The corpus luteum is a temporary endocrine structure in female mammals that is involved in the production of relatively high levels of progesterone. A marked in the figure shows primary follicle, a layer of granulosa cells, surrounds each primary oocyte. A large number of these follicles degenerate during the phase from birth to puberty.
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