In the production of female gametes, which of the following cells can remain dormant for 12-40 years
Primary oocytes are formed by month 5 of fetal life and remain dormant until pubey, when hormonal changes in the young woman stimulate the ovarian and menstrual cycles. From 5 to 15 oocytes will then begin maturation with each ovarian cycle throughout the woman's reproductive life.
Primordial germ cell
Primary oocyte
Secondary oocyte
First polar body
General Embryology 2