The corpus luteum:
A) develops from a corpus albicans.
B) develops prior to ovulation.
C) is the zone of the ovary that contains ovarian follicles.
D) none of these choices

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The corpus luteum develops from the remnants of the ovarian follicle after ovulation, not from a corpus albicans, and it forms after, not prior to, ovulation. It is not the zone containing ovarian follicles but rather a temporary structure involved in hormone production.

The Corpus Luteum