Why must the corpus luteum continue to secrete progesterone and estrogen following implantation of the fertilized egg?
a. to maintain the uterine lining
b. to prevent female anti-bodies from destroying the fertilized egg
c. to facilitate the differentiation of the embryo into its specific gender
d. to help protect the embryo from viral or bacterial infection
Question 2
____ is the leading cause of first trimester maternal death.
a. Infection c. Mother-child autoimmune disorder
b. Ectopic pregnancy d. Seizure
The testes. In addition to producing sperm, the testes secrete the male sex hormones, primarily test
Ectopic pregnancies. (a) An ectopic pregnancy may occur in any of the locations shown. Interstitial
Implantation of Electrodes
Endocrine Organs and the Hormones They Secrete (1 of 2)
Progestin/Progesterone
Corpus Callosum