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Review Questions: Section 2

QUESTIONS

In the following multiple choice questions, choose the letter corresponding to the
one best answer.

1. The vaginal mucosa is characterized by:

A. cells that produce lactic acid.

B. its surface containing mucous cells for lubrication.

C. its surface being lubricated by cervical glands.

D. its surface being lubricated by submucosal glands.

E. its surface layer being shed during menstrual flow.

2. What produces human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?

A. Pituitary gland

B. Endometrium

C. Ovaries

D. Corpus luteum

E. Placental cells (syncytial trophoblasts)

3. What hormone activates milk secretion or lactation?

A. Prolactin

B. Oxytocin

C. Estrogen

D. Progesterone

E. Follicle-stimulating hormone

4. Maternal and fetal blood:

A. mix in the intervillous space.

B. exchange metabolites and nutrients in umbilical veins.

C. are separated by the placental barrier.

D. mix in chorionic villi.

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