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Correct answer: (c) corpus luteum
Correct answer: (d) at the end of the proliferative phase.
One oogonium produces one ovum and three polar bodies. The ovum is the actual female gamete. The polar bodies take no part in reproduction and hence, ...
Each ovary develops a number of immature eggs associated with groups of other cells called follicles. Normally, in humans, only one egg is released at...
This is not correct that women in our society are often blamed for giving birth to daughters because the sex of the baby is determined by the father, ...
The process of delivering of the fully developed fetus or baby at the end of the pregnancy period through vigorous contraction of the uterus is called...
The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uterus, ovaries and other sexual structures that occur from the beginning of one menstrual period ...
1. False: Androgens are produced by interstitial cells or Leydig cells. 2. True 3. False: Leydig’s cells are found in the testes (in between the ...
The functions of the following: 1. Corpus luteum secretes a large amount of progesterone which is essential for the maintenance of the endometrium ...
figure.png Fig: Graafian follicle
figure.png Fig: Diagrammatic section view of ovary
Oogenesis is the production and growth of the ova (egg cell) in the ovary. It starts only after the female has attained puberty. The process is induce...
The main functions of male accessory ducts and glands are as follows: 1. Functions of accessory ducts: (i) Rete Testis: They transport sperms fr...
Secretions of prostate gland, seminal vesicle and Cowper’s gland and , sperms together constitute semen.
figure.png Fig: A mammalian spermatozoon as seen under electron microscope
The transformation of spermatid into sperm is called spermiogenesis. The release of sperm from the seminiferous tubules is called spermiation.
The hormones involved in the regulation of spermatogenesis are: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Luteinizing hormone (LH) Follicle-stimulating ...
Spermatogenesis is the process by which male spermatogonia develop into mature male gamete, spermatozoa. It starts at puberty and usually continues un...
Seminiferous tubules are located in the testicles, and are the specific location of meiosis, and the subsequent creation of gametes, namely spermatozo...
Testis: The seminiferous tubules of the testis produce sperm. The Leydig cells of testis produce hormones such as androsterone and testosterone...