EMBRYOLOGY
FEMALE SEX GLAND OVARIES ÖOGENESIS AND MENSTRUAL CYCLE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Current knowledge indicates that females are born with their entire lifetime supply of gametes. At birth, the normal female ovary contains about 1-2 million/oocytes (eggs). Females are not capable of making new eggs, and in fact, there is a continuous decline in the total number of eggs each month.
Detailed explanation-2: -The egg cell, o ovum (plural ova), is the female reproductive cell, or gamete. During the egg donation process, egg donors donate their eggs cells for these to be fertilised by sperm from the male recipient; as a result, embryos usually develop.
Detailed explanation-3: -Women have a set number of eggs at birth, and that number gradually diminishes as they get older. By their first period, most women have about 300, 000 eggs on average. While it’s normal to have fewer eggs as you get older, some women may actually have a low egg count for their age.