Which of These Statements Best Describes the Action of the Hormone

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements best describes the action of the hormone progesterone during pregnancy?

• A) It produces the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin.
• B) It stimulates duct formation in the breast.
• C) It promotes sloughing of the endometrial wall.
• D) It maintains the endometrium around the fetus.

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Definitions:

Connective

A logical structure that creates a compound proposition from component propositions.

Proposition

A statement or assertion that expresses a judgement or opinion that can be either true or false.

Connective

In logic and philosophy, a term or operator that connects two propositions or parts of a proposition, such as "and", "or", and "not".

Proposition

A statement that can either be true or false, used in logic to construct arguments or prove theories.