Multiple choice

The ovulatory phase, or ovulation, starts about 14 days after the follicular phase starts. Which among the following statements can be excluded from this phase?

  1. Estrogen level rises.

  2. Egg releases from the follicle

  3. Thickness of mucus from cervix increases

  4. One follicle in one ovary becomes dominant and continues to mature.
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Explanation

As the follicular phase progresses, one follicle in one ovary becomes dominant and continues to mature. This dominant follicle suppresses all of the other follicles in the group. As a result, they stop growing and die. The dominant follicle continues to produce estrogen.

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