The nurse teaches a class on pregnancy to clients in their first trimester. The nurse evaluates that learning has occurred when the clients make which statements?
1. "Ovulation occurs on approximately Day 21 of the ovarian cycle."
2. "Ovulation is caused by a surge of luteinizing hormone."
3. "Ovulation is caused by a surge of human chorionic gonadotropin."
4. "Follicle-stimulating hormone causes ovarian follicles to develop."
5. "The pituitary gland secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormone."
Correct Answer: 2,4
Rationale 1: Ovulation occurs on approximately Day 14, not Day 21, of the ovarian cycle.
Rationale 2: Ovulation is caused by a surge of luteinizing hormone.
Rationale 3: Human chorionic gonadotropin is produced during pregnancy; it is not involved with ovulation.
Rationale 4: Follicle-stimulating hormone causes ovarian follicles to develop.
Rationale 5: The hypothalamus, not the pituitary gland, secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
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