During the preovulatory phase of the ovarian cycle, the release of estrogen and inhibin by the dominant follicle decreases the release of _____ by the anterior pituitary gland causing less developed follicles to stop growing and die.
A)progesterone
B)GnRH
C)LH
D)FSH
E)relaxin

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FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) is responsible for the growth and maturation of follicles in the ovary. However, during the preovulatory phase of the ovarian cycle, the dominant follicle releases estrogen and inhibin which decrease the release of FSH by the anterior pituitary gland. This causes less developed follicles to stop growing and die off, leaving only the dominant follicle to ovulate.

During the Preovulatory Phase of the Ovarian Cycle, the Release