Question 318 · LEK · Physiology

Following egg cell release, the ovarian follicle turns into:

  1. A. corpus luteum.
  2. B. corpus luteum of pregnancy.
  3. C. Graafian follicle.
  4. D. polar body.
  5. E. each of the above.
Hint

Think of the yellow, progesterone-secreting structure formed in the luteal phase from the granulosa and theca cells left behind.

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