Question

Assertion (A): Corpus luteum secretes the hormone, progesterone.

Reason (R): Hormone Progesterone is essential for maintenance of the endometrium.

Options

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true, but (R) is false.

• (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

The corpus luteum, which is created by follicular cells following the release of secondary oocytes during ovulation, is the organ that generates progesterone, as stated in assertion (A). The hormone progesterone causes the endometrium to thicken, supporting the embryo in the event of fertilization. As a result, Reason (R) provides the accurate justification for Assertion (A).