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The human female gonads are ovaries. A maturing egg in the ovary is present in a sac of cells called ______ (1). As the egg grows larger, the follicle enlarges and gets filled with a fluid and is now called the ______ (2) follicle. The process of releasing the egg from the ovary is called ______ (3). The ovum is picked up by the oviducal funnel and fertilization takes place in the ______ (4). In about a weak the blastocyst gets fixed in the endometrium of the uterus and this process is called ______ (5).
Solution
The human female gonads are ovaries. A maturing egg in the ovary is present in a sac of cells called ovarian follicle (1). As the egg grows larger, the follicle enlarges and gets filled with a fluid and is now called the Graafian (2) follicle. The process of releasing the egg from the ovary is called ovulation (3). The ovum is picked up by the oviducal funnel and fertilization takes place in the ampulla (4). In about a weak the blastocyst gets fixed in the endometrium of the uterus and this process is called implantation (5).
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