Ovarian Cycle Flashcards
1
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Hormones controlling ovarian cycle (3)
A
Follicle stimulating hormone- maturation of ovarian follicle
Human chorionic gonadotropin- maintenance of corpus luteum during pregnancy
Luteinising Hormone- ovulation- releases mature egg
2
Q
Egg development in ovarian cycle
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Primary follicle Developing follicle Ovarian follicle Graafian Follicle (mature follicle) Ovum- released and second meiotic division begins Forming corpus luteum corpus Luteum Corpus Albicans