Following ovulation,a ruptured follicle
A)differentiates into the corpus luteum.
B)disappears and all of its cells disintegrate.
C)passes on as waste material down the oviduct with the egg.
D)mends itself and begins the maturation of another egg.
E)becomes a part of the epithelial covering of the ovary.

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The ruptured follicle, after ovulation, differentiates into the corpus luteum, which then secretes progesterone and some estrogen to prepare the uterus for possible implantation of a fertilized egg. If fertilization does not occur, the corpus luteum will degenerate and become the corpus albicans.

Following Ovulation,a Ruptured Follicle