NEET2008BotanyTransport in PlantsActual
Ovulation takes place in a month between
Options
- A11-14 day
- B14-16 day
- C15-28 day
- D21-26 day
Correct answer
B. 14-16 day
Step-by-step solution
The menstrual cycle can be divided into four phases: menstruation, proliferative, ovulatory and secretory phase. Day 1 - 5 (menstruation phase) experience lower estrogens and progesterone level, which in turn results in disintegration of endometrium and menses. Day 5 - 13 (proliferative phase) is marked by endometrium thickening under the influence of estrogens as secreted by developing follicle. Day 11-14 comes under proliferative phase. Proliferative phase is followed by ovulation, i.e., rupture of mature Graafia