NEET2003ZoologyHuman ReproductionActual
Both corpus luteum and macula lutea are
Options
- Afound in human ovaries
- Ba source of hormones
- Ccharacterized by a yellow colour
- Dcontributory in maintaining pregnancy.
Correct answer
C. characterized by a yellow colour
Step-by-step solution
Both corpus luteum and macula lutea are characterised by a yellow colour. After an egg is released from the ovary, the cells that line the ovarian follicle change shape and colour to become a corpus luteum (yellow body). Macula lutea is the yellowish spot present at the posterior pole of eye. Lutein, zeaxanthin, -carotene and -cryptoxanthin are responsible for its yellow colouration.