The corpus luteum is formed at the site of a. fertilization, b. ovulation, c. menstruation, d. implantation.

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Hi, everyone. Welcome back. Our next question says the yellow tissue formed from the graph and follicle following ovulation after the release of the egg is a corpus albo cans B corpus colossal C, Corpus Lodi or D corpus striatum. Well, the word corpus means body. So it can mean any sort of body or structure. So that's very general. And in fact, we can rule out two of our answers right away because the corpus colossal choice B and the corpus striatum choice D are both structures in the brain. So nothing to do with ovulation. Corpus colosseum is that structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain. And corpus striatum being part of the basal ganglia of the brain that's involved in motor control and coordination. So rule those out right away. So we've got left the corpus Alkins and the corpus luteum. The one we're looking for is the corpus luteum. These two things are very closely related. Uh If you have some familiarity with Latin roots, albans, meaning white and luteum, yellow. So you'd have a little clue that way. But the corpus Lodi is that tissue that's formed after the release of the egg from the follicle. And that's the structure that releases progesterone temporarily to help build up the lining of the uterus and maintain it. In case of fertilization and implantation. The corpus alpacas is related. The corpus als is what forms after the degradation. So, if no fertilization and implantation occur, the corpus colosseum is broken down by macrophages. Progesterone stops being produced which starts the menstrual cycle or starts mensies and then the remaining uh connective tissue. So everything is degraded. You have some white connective tissue on the ovary that forms sort of like a scar on the ovary. So that's what the corpus al is. So it's not a correct answer, but it is closely related to the corpus luti. See you on the next question.