MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The ovaries are small, oval-shaped glands located on either side of your uterus. They produce and store your eggs (also called ovum) and make hormones that control your menstrual cycle and pregnancy. During ovulation, one of your ovaries releases an egg. If a sperm fertilizes this egg, you can become pregnant.

Detailed explanation-2: -The process of producing eggs in the ovary is called oogenesis. Oogenesis begins before birth but is not finished until after puberty. If the secondary oocyte is fertilized by a sperm as it is passing through the fallopian tube, it completes meiosis and forms a mature egg and another polar body.

Detailed explanation-3: -An immature egg is called an oocyte. Oocytes rest in follicles (fluid-filled sacs) in your ovaries until they begin to mature. The oocyte grows up to be an ootid and develops into an ovum (plural: ova), or mature egg.