MICROANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is an immature egg that is present in the female ovary at birth
A
Ovum
B
Primary Oocyte
C
Secondary Oocyte
D
Zygote
E
Follicle Cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An oocyte is an immature egg (an immature ovum ). Oocytes develop to maturity from within a follicle. These follicles are found in the outside layer of the ovaries. During each reproductive cycle, several follicles begin to develop.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. noun, plural: primary oocytes. The oocyte that arises from the oogonium via the process of oocytogenesis, and gives rise to secondary oocyte and polar body after first meiotic division (meiosis I).

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary oocytes are formed from the oogonia by the mitotic division. Secondary oocytes are formed from the primary oocytes by first meiotic division. Period of development. Primary oocytes are formed during the embryonic development and the secondary oocytes are developed during puberty.

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