Biology Reproduction UHS 2024
PMDC Verified Question 13 of 81
Due to the process of follicle atresia:
A
Follicles reach maximum size
B
Follicle degenerates
C
Graafian follicle ovulates
D
Follicle starts to mature
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Propolis Cognitive Error Autopsy

Official Correct Choice:
Option B: Follicle degenerates
Concept:

Ovarian resource management is ruthless; only one follicle is typically allowed to survive each cycle.

Solution:

  • At the start of the cycle, FSH stimulates several primary follicles to begin growing simultaneously.


  • However, as estrogen levels rise, FSH is suppressed. The largest, most advanced follicle survives this drop in FSH (becoming the dominant Graafian follicle).


  • The remaining cohort of developing follicles, starved of FSH, undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis) and degenerate. This process of follicular death is termed follicle atresia.


Why other options are incorrect:

Atresia is literally the biological term for degeneration/death. Reaching maximum size, maturing, and ovulating are the exact opposites of atresia.

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