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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:
(i) Name the fully developed part of ovary containing the ovum.
(ii) Name the organ of the female body in which the foetus develops.
(iii) What is ovulation?
(iv) Which two hormones are secreted by ovary?
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Solution
(i) Graafian follicle
(ii) Uterus
(iii) Ovulation is the process of releasing of egg from the ovary.
(iv) The hormones secreted by the ovary are: oestrogen and progesterone.
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