kind of ‘seat belt.’ In the female, FSH and LH control the estrus cycle (menstrual cycle in primates): FSH stimulates growth of the Graafian follicle and production of estrogen by granulosa cells, while LH stimulates maturation of the ovum, ovulation, and development of the corpus luteum....
The menstrual cycle is a process that adult human women can go through. The menstrual cycle for a woman will repeatevery 28 dayswhile they are not pregnant. During this time, the women's ovaries create a mature ovum (egg). Then the woman's body prepares for pregnancy by thickening the w...
The female sex cell (ovum) produced by the ovary, which, when fertilized by a male's sperm, produces an embryo. The procedure in which eggs are obtained by inserting a needle into theovarian follicleand removing the fluid and the egg by suction. Also calledoocyte aspiration. ...
An anterior pituitary hormone that regulates release of the ovum in the female and production of androgens in the male. Thehypothalamus, anterior and posteriorpituitary glands, and their respective target organs. oxytocin Posterior pituitary hormonethat regulatesmyometrial contractionsduringchildbirthand milk...