When a primary follicle enlarges, and there are several layers of granulosa cells, it is called a...
A) primordial follicle.
B) primary follicle.
C) secondary follicle.
D) mature follicle.
E) corpus luteum.

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When a primary follicle enlarges and has several layers of granulosa cells, it becomes a secondary follicle. A primordial follicle only has a single layer of squamous follicular cells, a primary follicle has a single layer of cuboidal granulosa cells, and a mature follicle or corpus luteum has undergone ovulation and is no longer a follicle.

When a Primary Follicle Enlarges, and There Are Several Layers