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: The '''ovaries''' are where the [[Ovum|ova]] are stored.
: During the [[Menstrual Cycle|menstrual cycle]] [[Follicle Stimulating Hormone|follicle stimulating hormone]] causes a [[follicle]] in the [[ovary]] grow and a single [[ovum]] to mature.
: [[Luteinizing Luteinising Hormone]] causes the [[ovum]] to be released from the [[follicle]].
===About Ovaries as Endocrine Glands===
: '''Ovaries''' [[secrete]] a [[hormone]] called [[oestrogen]].
: [[Oestrogen]] causes the expression of female characteristics during puberty including the widening of the hips, [[Mammary Gland|breast]] growth and the initiation of the [[Menstrual Cycle|menstrual cycle]].