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HCHenry

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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



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B



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