Human Reproduction Question 42
42. The figure shows a section of human ovary. Select the option which gives the correct identification of $A$ and $B$ with function/ characteristic
[NEET Kar. 2013]
(a) A-Primary oocyte - it is the prophase - I of the meiotic division
(b) B-Corpus luteum-secretes progesterone
(c) A-Tertiary follicle-forms Graafian follicle
(d) B-Corpus luteum - secretes estrogen
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(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.
