Placenta - 16 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the placenta? | a temporary endocrine gland. |
What does it serve as? | serves as an interface of mom's circulatory and the developing child. |
What is secreted by fetal tissue? | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG). |
What does Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) stimulate? | the development and hormone secretion by maternal ovarian tissues. |
When does hCG drop? | after 3 months when the placenta takes over the job of the ovaries in producing the hormones necessary to maintain pregnancy. |
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