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jeatrice

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The experienced perinatal nurse explains hormone function to a new graduate. Which hormone does the nurse describe as being responsible for regulating glucose availability for the fetus?
 
  A.
  Estrogen
  B.
  Human chorionic gonadotropin
  C.
  Human placental lactogen
  D.
  Progesterone

Question 2

The nursing faculty member explains to a class that embryonic stem cells have a special feature. Which feature is the instructor describing?
 
  A.
  Ability to develop into any type of human cell
  B.
  Able to nourish the blastocyst as it develops
  C.
  Gives rise to the embryo and placenta
  D.
  Secretes a mixture of lipids and other liquids



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Human placental lactogen is responsible for glucose availability for the fetus and promotes fetal growth by altering maternal protein, carbohydrate, and fat metabolism. Estrogen has multiple functions, but these do not include regulating glucose availability. Human chorionic gonadotropin maintains the corpus luteum until the placenta has developed enough to produce adequate progesterone. Among other functions, progesterone helps suppress maternal immunological responses to fetal antigens.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Embryonic stem cells have the ability to differentiate into any one of the 200 kinds of human cells that will be present at birth. The uterus secretes a mix of lipids, mucopolysaccharides, and glycogen that nourishes the blastocyst. The embryo develops from the blastocyst, and the placenta develops from the trophoblast.



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