Corpus hemorrhagicum
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The corpus hemorrhagicum ("bloody body") is a temporary structure formed immediately after ovulation
from the ovarian follicle
. After the trauma heals, the subsequent structure is called the corpus luteum
(which in turn becomes the corpus albicans
before degenerating.)
Ovulation
Ovulation is the process in a female's menstrual cycle by which a mature ovarian follicle ruptures and discharges an ovum . Ovulation also occurs in the estrous cycle of other female mammals, which differs in many fundamental ways from the menstrual cycle...
from the ovarian follicle
Ovarian follicle
Ovarian follicles are the basic units of female reproductive biology, each of which is composed of roughly spherical aggregations of cells found in the ovary. They contain a single oocyte . These structures are periodically initiated to grow and develop, culminating in ovulation of usually a single...
. After the trauma heals, the subsequent structure is called the corpus luteum
Corpus luteum
The corpus luteum is a temporary endocrine structure in mammals, involved in production of relatively high levels of progesterone and moderate levels of estradiol and inhibin A...
(which in turn becomes the corpus albicans
Corpus albicans
The corpus albicans is the regressed form of the corpus luteum. As the corpus luteum is being broken down by macrophages, fibroblasts lay down type I collagen, forming the corpus albicans. This process is called "luteolysis". The remains of the corpus albicans may persist as a scar on the surface...
before degenerating.)