All of the following are true about the female reproductive cycles EXCEPT
A) ovulation usually occurs on day 14 of a 28 day cycle
B) FSH stimulates maturation of an ovarian follicle
C) estrogen from the ovarian follicle stimulates proliferation of the uterine lining
D) progesterone stimulates the degeneration of a corpus luteum into a corpus albicans
E) low levels of estrogen and progesterone cause menstruation to begin on day 1 of the cycles

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Progesterone actually stimulates the development and maintenance of the corpus luteum, which produces high levels of progesterone and some estrogen. It is the decline in progesterone that leads to the degeneration of the corpus luteum and subsequent formation of the corpus albicans.

All of the Following Are True About the Female Reproductive