What is the function of follicle cells?

Answer 1

In females, it promotes the development of egg-containing

follicles in ovaries and stimulates follicular cells to secrete estrogen.

In males, it stimulates production of sperm cells.

Answer 2

In female overy derive from extraembryonic cells. Not from the 'inner' cell mass. So there are millions of primordial follicles at the age of 6 months of intrauterine life. By birth, you have 'only' about million follicle in each overy. The number rapidly decreased as age of the baby advances. By menarche number is much low. So 14 days before the menarche, there is ovulation. and every girl has a story to tell you about her first menses. ( Every girl has many incidences of sexual abuse by near relatives, as well.) So under the influence of follicle stimulating hormone, from anterior Pituitory, some 8 to 10 follicles start matuaring. Under the influence of Leutenising hormone surge, you have one follicle (Occasionally two or more.) rupture. The size before rupture is 24 mm on ultrasonography. After rupture of the follicle, it becomes the 'corpus luteum'. (Body,white.) Which secretes the hormone 'progesterone'. Rest of the follicles continue to secrte estrogen. So you have proliferative and secretory changes in endometrium of the uterus. So first few cycles are usually unovulatory. Female usually release about 300 ovums in her entire life span.

Answer 3

the follicles are there to move the egg to the fallopian tubes to be fertalized by sperm. it basically releases the egg

Answer 4

Follicle Stimulating Hormone is often known by its abbreviation FSH. Also the pharmaceutical preparation (rather than when the hormone is produced naturally) is known as Follitropin.

Answer 5

to produce hair in the vagina

Answer 6

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