What is hCG and what is its significance?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Human chorionic gonadotropin. HCG is secreted by the chorion within 2 weeks of fertilization. HCG stimulates other cells in the placenta and ovary to produce progesterone that keeps the uterine wall thick and full of blood vessels. The chorion itself also produces the progesterone steroid and somatomammotropin promotes maternal breast development during pregnancy.
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a. aldosterone b. testosterone c. estrogen d. cortisol e. angiotensin
This hormone promotes the enrichment of the blood supply and secretion of nutrients of the functional layer of the endometrium during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle
A) FSH B) estrogen C) progesterone D) LH
Adhesions of abdominopelvic organs due to friction occur when ________ is/are damaged
A) serous membranes B) synovial membranes C) muscle D) nerve cells E) mucous membranes
Compare the body stalk with the yolk stalk
What will be an ideal response?