Question

Select the correct option with respect to hormone and its site of production.

• A. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone – Corpus Luteum.
• B. Follicle-stimulating hormone – Hypothalamus.
• C. Estrogen – Ovarian follicles.
• D. Progesterone – Pituitary.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Estrogen – Ovarian follicles.

The correct option is C.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Ovarian follicles produce estrogen.
2. Ovulation is the formation of an ovule following the rupture of the Graafian follicle.
3. Graafian follicle rupture and gets transformed to corpus luteum after the process of ovulation.
4. The follicles are stored in the ovary.
5. It regulates female's secondary sexual character.
6. It is beneficial as it regulates the menstrual cycle.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

The hypothalamus produces the gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

Option B:

The anterior pituitary produces the follicle-stimulating hormone.

Option D:

The corpus luteum produces progesterone.

Final answer: Estrogen is the hormone that is produced in the ovarian follicles.