Read the following statements regarding oogenesis and fertilization in human females: (A) During ovulation, the oocyte is released arrested in prophase I of meiosis. (B) The second meiotic division in human females is unequal. (C) Completion of meiosis II occurs in the ampullary region of the fallopian tube. (D) The entry of sperm induces the completion of the first meiotic division. How many of the above statements

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Statement (A) is incorrect because during ovulation, the secondary oocyte is released while arrested at metaphase II of meiosis, not prophase I. Statement (B) is correct as the second meiotic division is unequal, resulting in a large ootid and a small second polar body. Statement (C) is correct because fertilization takes place in the ampullary region of the fallopian tube, and it is the entry of the sperm during fertilization that triggers the completion of meiosis II. Statement (D) is incorrect because sperm entr