PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The primary ova remain dormant until just prior to ovulation, when an egg is released from the ovary. Some egg cells may not mature for 40 years; others degenerate and never mature. The egg cell remains as a primary ovum until the time for its release from the ovary arrives. The egg then undergoes a cell division.

Detailed explanation-2: -ovum, plural ova, in human physiology, single cell released from either of the female reproductive organs, the ovaries, which is capable of developing into a new organism when fertilized (united) with a sperm cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -The egg (ovum) At the start of puberty, the eggs are ripened inside the ovary and one is released every month. Each egg contains genetic material. At menopause, the ovaries stop making hormones and eggs are no longer ripened or released.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ovaries produce and release eggs (oocytes) into the female reproductive tract at the mid-point of each menstrual cycle.