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nramada

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A nurse teaches newly pregnant patients that if an ovum is fertilized and implants in the endometrium, the hormone the fertilized egg begins to secrete is:
 
  1. Estrogen.
  2. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).
  3. Progesterone.
  4. Luteinizing hormone.

Question 2

The OB-GYN nurse knows that the most common shape for the female pelvis is which of the following?
 
  1. Gynecoid type
  2. Android type
  3. Anthropoid type
  4. Platypelloid type



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Estrogen and progesterone are ovarian hormones.
Rationale 2: When the ovum is fertilized and implants in the endometrium, the fertilized egg begins to secrete human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) hormone to maintain the corpus luteum.
Rationale 3: Estrogen and progesterone are ovarian hormones.
Rationale 4: Luteinizing hormone is excreted by the anterior pituitary.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. The most common female pelvis is the gynecoid type. The inlet is rounded with the anteroposterior diameter a little shorter than the transverse diameter.




nramada

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Gracias!


kishoreddi

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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