Ovarian cycle Ovulation -2nd phase of menstrual cycle
_ 14. day cycle rupture of Graafian follicle and extrusion of ovum into abdominal cavity (pick up by fimbriated ends of uterine tubes -oviducts, transport to uterus - fertilization, out through vagina)
corpus hemorrhagicum (ruptured follicle filled with blood) _ (granulosa and theca cells proliferation, clotted blood replaced with lipid-rich luteal cells forming corpus luteum) - initiation of luteal phase (production estrogens and progesterone by luteal cells)