By about 12 weeks of development, the ________ take(s) over the role of secreting estrogens and progesterone to maintain the uterine lining.
A. ovaries
B. uterus
C. placenta
D. fetus
Answer: C
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the vasa recta the juxtaglomerular complex the glomerular capsule glomeruli
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a. Amount of hemoglobin b. Blood pressure c. Carbon dioxide level d. Systemic vascular resistance
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a. thyroxine b. cortisol c. insulin d. glucagon e. GH
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