NEET2005ZoologyHuman ReproductionActual
If mammalian ovum fails to get fertilized, which one of the following is unlikely?
Options
- Acorpus luteum will disintegrate
- Bprogesterone secretion rapidly declines
- Cestrogen secretion further decreases
- Dprimary follicle starts developing.
Correct answer
D. primary follicle starts developing.
Step-by-step solution
A) Estrogen secretion further decreases- Estrogen is secreted by the corpus luteum. Since it disintegrates in the absence of fertilization, estrogen levels fall. B) Progesterone secretion starts declining- If pregnancy occurs, human chorionic gonadotropin is released maintaining the corpus luteum allowing it to maintain levels of progesterone. In the other way round, (i.e., in case of fertilization does not occur), progesterone levels fall due to the disintegration of the corpus luteum. C) Corpus luteum will disint