Question

Read the given passage and answer the question below.

The reproductive cycle, in female primates, called the menstrual cycle, comprises 28 days in a healthy female. Primata is the order to which monkeys, apes and human beings belong. The duration of the menstrual cycle varies in different females as it is dependent upon a number of factors. However, the average duration amounts to around 28 days.

After ovulation, the Graafian follicle converts into _________.
[1 mark]

• A. corpus callosum
• B. corpus luteum
• C. corpus albicans
• D. corpus spongiosum

Answer 1

The correct option is B corpus luteum

Ovulation is the process of rupture of a mature follicle (Graafian follicle) leading to the release of the secondary oocyte. This converts the Graafian follicle into corpus luteum (corpus - body, luteum - yellow), a yellow coloured body which secretes progesterone.

Corpus callosum is a bundle of nerve fibres that connects the two cerebral hemispheres.

Corpus albicans is a white coloured body formed by the degeneration of corpus luteum.

Corpus spongiosum is a mass of erectile tissue present inside the penis.