Question

Assertion (A): Each ovary is covered by a thin epithelium.

Reason (R): The stroma of ovary is divided into peripheral cortex and inner medulla.

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 but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Each ovary is covered by a thin layer of germinal epithelium, which encloses the ovarian stroma. Therefore, the Assertion (A) is true.

The ovarian stroma is divided into two regions: an outer cortex (containing ovarian follicles at different stages of development) and an inner medulla. Therefore, the Reason (R) is true.

However, the division of the stroma into the cortex and medulla does not explain why the ovary is covered by a thin epithelium. These are two separate anatomical features of the ovary.

Hence, the both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.