A nursing instructor is describing the hormones involved in the menstrual cycle to a group of nursing students
The instructor determines the teaching was successful when the students identify follicle-stimulating hormone as being secreted by which of the following? A) Hypothalamus
B) Anterior pituitary gland
C) Ovaries
D) Corpus luteum
B
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Follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone are secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. The hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormone. The ovaries secrete estrogen. The corpus luteum secretes progesterone.
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