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Question
The diagram alongside is the vertical section of female reproductive organs. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
- Name the fully developed part of ovary containing the ovum.
- Name the organ of the female body in which the foetus develops.
- What is ovulation?
- Which two hormones are secreted by ovary?

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Solution
- Graafian follicle
- Uterus
- Ovulation is the process of releasing an egg from the ovary.
- The hormones secreted by the ovary are: oestrogen and progesterone.
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