Endocrine body in the ovary that secretes oestrogen and progesteron.
Small yellow structure on the ovary formed from the mass of follicle cells left behind after an ovum is released. It secretes hormones necessary for the maintenance of pregnancy.
A yellow mass formed in the ovary at the site of the ruptured ovarian follicle. When impregnation takes place, the grows and persists for several months. If impregnation does not occur, the shrinks and degenerates.
A body which forms in each ovary after a Graafian follicle has ruptured. The corpus luteum secretes the hormone progesterone to prepare the uterus for implantation of the fertilised ovum.
When the ovary releases an egg via follicle rupture, the cells comprising the follicle enlarge and differentiate, giving rise to the corpus luteum whose function is to produce progesterone and estrogen after ovulation. If the egg is not fertilized this structure will first enlarge and then completely disappear. If the egg is fertilized the corpus luteum will continue to grow and function for the first three months of pregnancy. After this, it will again disappear once the placenta is capable of producing the needed progesterone.
Corpora lutea, so-called yellow body in the ovary; it is endocrine tissue that fills the space left by a released egg and is shed in menstruation if the egg (ovum) is not fertilized but remains to produce progesterone if fertilization occurs.
The glandular tissue in the ovary that forms at the site of a ruptured Graafian follicle after ovulation. It secretes the hormone progesterone, which, with estrogen, prepares the womb for implantation. If implantation fails the corpus luteum becomes inactive and degenerates. If an embryo becomes implanted the corpus luteum continues to secrete progesterone until the fourth month of pregnancy, by which time the placenta has taken over this function.
The mass of cells formed in the ruptured Graafian follicle in the ovary from which the ovum is discharged about 15 days before the onset of the next menstrual period. When the ovum escapes, the follicle fills up with blood; this is soon replaced by cells which contain a yellow fatty material. The follicle and its luteal cells constitute the corpus luteum. The corpus luteum begins to disappear after ten days, unless the discharged ovum is fertilised and pregnancy ensues. In pregnancy the corpus luteum persists and grows and secretes the hormone, progesterone.
The small yellow endocrine structure that develops within a ruptured ovarian follicle and secretes progesterone and estrogen.
Structure that forms on the ovary once the egg has been released from the follicle; produces progesterone.
The structure that forms after the follicle bursts and releases the egg. The purpose of the corpus luteum is to produce progesterone until the placenta can take over production, which occurs at approximately ten weeks’ gestation.
After the release of an ovum, a collection of cells that is yellow in color and secretes progesterone develops from an ovarian follicle.
Following the release of an egg, a small and yellowish structure that develops within the ovary is known as the corpus luteum.
Following the process of ovulation, wherein an egg is released, a minute aggregation of tissue forms within the ovary. This mass is known as the corpus luteum and arises from a ruptured egg follicle. Its primary function involves the secretion of progesterone, a vital female sex hormone. Progesterone induces the thickening of the uterine lining, preparing it for the potential implantation of a fertilized egg. However, if fertilization fails to occur, the corpus luteum gradually diminishes in size and eventually ceases its activities.
A yellowish mass that develops in the cavity within an ovary after the release of an egg cell from the ovary.