The school nurse is teaching a health class to middle school ...

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The school nurse is teaching a health class to middle school children. Which structure should the nurse explain as secreting follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)?
 
  1. Hypothalamus
  2. Anterior pituitary
  3. Posterior pituitary
  4. Ovaries and testes

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a client who recently learned that she is pregnant. Which hormone should the nurse instruct as being secreted by the fertilized egg?
 
  1. Estrogen
  2. Progesterone
  3. Luteinizing hormone
  4. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

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Answer to Question 1

2
Explanation:
1. The hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin-releasing hormone to the pituitary gland in response to signals from the central nervous system.
2. The anterior pituitary secretes FSH and LH, which are primarily responsible for maturation of the ovarian follicle.
3. The posterior pituitary gland secretes oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone.
4. The ovaries secrete the female hormones estrogen and progesterone, and the testes secrete testosterone.

Answer to Question 2

4
Explanation:
1. Estrogen is an ovarian hormone.
2. Progesterone is an ovarian hormone.
3. Luteinizing hormone is excreted by the anterior pituitary.
4. When the ovum is fertilized and implants in the endometrium, the fertilized egg begins to secrete hCG hormone to maintain the corpus luteum.