PHYSIOLOGY
REPRODUCTION
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Question
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What will happen to the corpus luteum if no fertilization happens?
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It will continue to secrete progesterone.
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It will degenerate.
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It will grow thicker.
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It will continue to secrete oestrogen.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The alternate fate of the corpus luteum occurs if the egg does not undergo fertilization. It will stop secreting progesterone and will decay and turn into a corpus albicans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Low blood concentrations of FSH and LH result, and loss of these hormones finally causes the corpus luteum to degenerate completely, a process calledinvolution of the corpus luteum.
Detailed explanation-3: -Corpus Luteum Definition The progesterone secreted by the Corpus luteum helps in maintaining the endometrium for implantation and pregnancy. In the absence of fertilisation, the corpus luteum degenerates and another menstrual cycle starts due to the disintegration of the endometrium.
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