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THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EGGS PRODUCED BY A HELTHY HUMAN FEMALE DURING LIFE TIME ? A>4000 B>400 C>40 D>365

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EGGS PRODUCED BY A HELTHY HUMAN FEMALE DURING LIFE TIME ?
A>4000
B>400
C>40
D>365

Grade:12

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Simran Vinaik
askIITians Faculty 1230 Points
6 years ago
  • Sperm are produced daily throughout a lifetime but human eggs are finite and found in two ovaries near about about 1-2 million immature eggs, or follicles.
  • Over a lifetime, the vast majority of follicles will die through a process known as atresia. Atresia begins at birth and continues throughout the course of the reproductive life.
  • When puberty is reached and menstruation begins, only about 400,000 follicles remain. With each menstrual cycle, a thousand follicles are lost and only one follicle will actually mature into an ovum (egg), which is released into the fallopian tube, called as ovulation.
  • That means that of the one to two million follicles, only approximate 400 will ever mature.(12 * average reproductive years)

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