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Corpus Luteum - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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* Cyclic corpora lutea undergo proliferation and vascularisation directly after ovulation.
* Cyclic corpora lutea undergo proliferation and vascularisation directly after ovulation.
* The corpora lutea then regress and degenerate into a connective tissue scar, the '''Corpus Albicans'''.
* The corpora lutea then regress and degenerate into a connective tissue scar, the '''Corpus Albicans'''.
* If the ovum is fertilised, the corpus luteum remains fully developed and active throughout at least part of the pregnancy.
* If the ovum is [[Reproductive_System_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Fertilisation.2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development|fertilised]], the corpus luteum remains fully developed and active throughout at least part of the pregnancy.
* Corpora lutea produce progesterone.
* Corpora lutea produce progesterone.
* Progesterone prepares and maintains the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] for implantation of the fertilised ovum.
* Progesterone prepares and maintains the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|uterus]] for implantation of the [[Reproductive_System_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Fertilisation.2C_Implantation_and_Early_Embryonic_Development|fertilised]] ovum.
=== [[The Ovary - Corpus Luteum Formation - Anatomy & Physiology|Corpus Luteum Formation]] ===
=== [[The Ovary - Corpus Luteum Formation - Anatomy & Physiology|Corpus Luteum Formation]] ===
=== [[The Ovary - Corpus Luteum Regression- Anatomy & Physiology|Corpus Luteum Regression]] ===
=== [[The Ovary - Corpus Luteum Regression- Anatomy & Physiology|Corpus Luteum Regression]] ===