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Why does the uterus lining start to grow thick and spongy as an egg cell develops in an ovary?
The uterus lining thickens and becomes spongy due to the influence of hormones, particularly estrogen, released by the developing follicles in the ovaries. As an egg cell matures, estrogen levels rise, stimulating the endometrium to prepare for a potential implantation of a fertilized egg. This thickening provides a nutrient-rich environment that supports embryonic development if fertilization occurs. If the egg is not fertilized, hormone levels drop, leading to the shedding of the uterine lining during menstruation.
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An egg develops in an ovary and the uterus prepares for the arrival of a fertilized egg during?
Menstruation
What happens to the lining of the uterus just before ovulation takes place?
The egg ripens in the ovary.
How does the oestrogen produced in the ovary reach the uterus?
Estrogen produced in the ovary enters the bloodstream and is carried to the uterus. From there, it can exert its effects on the endometrial lining of the uterus to regulate the menstrual cycle and support pregnancy if fertilization occurs.
What does the ovary produce in the menstrual cycle?
Ovaries produce eggs which travel to the uterus. There they will either get fertilized by sperm or the the uterus will shed its lining, which causes a period.
In a females body the egg develops in an ovary and uterus prepares for the arrival of a fertilized egg during what process?
Labor and delivery.
Which part of a flower develops into a fruit?
The ovary of the flower develops into a fruit.
Which part of a flower develops into a fruit into a seed?
The part of a flower that develops into a fruit that contains seeds is the ovary. After fertilization of the ovule, the ovary swells up and creates fruit that animals eat-creating seed dispersal.
Is menstrual blood produced in the ovary?
No, menstrual blood is not produced in the ovary. Menstrual blood is the shedding of the uterine lining that occurs following ovulation if pregnancy doesn't occur.
Can you have no uterus but still have periods?
No. let me explain. see the ovaries are kind of with the uterus when an egg drops from the ovary into the uterus it is waiting to be fertilized by a sperm and whenever its not the lining inside the uterus denigrates and leaks out of the uterus and therefore its a period. hope i was any help.
Where does the joins the ovary to the uterus?
The fallopian tubes convey an egg from the ovary to the uterus.
After Fertillisation what does the ovary become?
The ovary will not become anything. It will remain the ovary. None of the reproductive organs morph into anything else. The egg that is fertilized divides into cells while in the uterus and then attaches itself to the uterine lining. Once it is embedded into the uterus, it starts to grow into a baby, and it creates a placenta, amniotic sack, etc.
Which ovarian phase corresponds with the proliferative phase in the uterus?
The ovarian phase that corresponds with the proliferative phase in the uterus is the follicular phase. It is characterized by follicle development in the ovary and an increase in estrogen levels, which triggers the thickening of the endometrial lining in the uterus in preparation for implantation.
