Question

After ovulation, the ruptured "shell" of support cells of the mature follicle

A. disintegrates immediately.

B. passes down the oviduct with the egg as a waste product.

C. becomes the corpus luteum.

D. mends itself and begins producing another egg.

Answer 1

Answer C C​​​​​​orpus Luteum

At about the 14th day of the cycle, the distended follicle ruptures, and the ovum is extruded into the abdominal cavity (ovulation). Ruptured follicle fills with blood (corpus hemorrhagicum), which later on converted into yellowish, lipid rich corpus luteum .

This initiates the luteal phase of menstrual cycle .Corpus luteum secretes estrogen and progesterone .Progesterone is pregnancy hormone .If the Ovum is fertilised by sperm then corpus Luteum is maintained throughout pregnancy otherwise it get destroyed and converted into Corpus Albicans ( white structure)