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The school-age child will gain approximately how much weight during this phase?
 
  1. 10 kg/year
   2. 3 kg/year
   3. No weight gain at this age
   4. 1-2 kg/year

Question 2

A nurse teaches newly pregnant teen moms that if an ovum is fertilized and implants itself in the endometrium, the hormone that the fertilized egg begins to secrete is called:
 
  1. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin.
   2. Estrogen.
   3. Progesterone.
   4. Luteinizing hormone.



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1. 10 kg/year would be too rapid of a weight gain.
2. 3 kg/year is the average weight gain of a school-age child.
3. No weight gain would indicate a health issue that should be investigated.
4. 1-2 kg/year may be too little weight gain for this age and should be monitored.

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1. HCG is the hormone secreted in order to indicate pregnancy from the ovum.
2. Estrogen is present in all females with menarche.
3. Progesterone is present in all females with menarche.
4. The luteinizing hormone is responsible for the release of the ovum from the ovaries.





 

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