The Placenta Produces Both

question 56

Multiple Choice

The placenta produces both

• A) estrogen and progesterone.
• B) progesterone and prolactin.
• C) prolactin and FSH.
• D) androgens and estrogens.
• E) oxytocin and prolactin.

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Definitions:

Ciliary Muscle

Smooth muscle in the ciliary body of the eye.

Retina

is the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that contains photoreceptor cells, which convert light into neural signals for visual recognition.

Ciliary Body

Structure continuous with the choroid layer at its anterior margin that contains smooth muscle cells; functions in accommodation.

Rods and Cones

Types of photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye, with rods being responsible for vision at low light levels and cones for color vision and fine detail.