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Study the flow chart given below. Name the hormones involved at each stage and explain their functions.

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  • Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) is a hypothalamic hormone and is secreted by the hypothalamus. 
  • It stimulates the anterior lobe of pituitary gland to secrete luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). 
  • They stimulate the growth of ovarian follicles and development of egg/oocyte within the follicle. 
  • After ovulation, remaining parts of the Graafian follicle transform as the corpus luteum. 
  • Corpus luteum secretes a large amount of progesterone which is essential for the maintenance of endometrium which is required for implantation of the embryo and other events of pregnancy. 


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