What Would Happen If an Embryo Failed to Secrete HCG

question 36

Multiple Choice

What would happen if an embryo failed to secrete HCG?

• A)The maternal elements of the placenta would fail to develop.
• B)The fetal elements of the placenta would fail to develop.
• C)Neural tube formation would not occur,and the embryo would not have a brain.
• D)The embryo would be aborted.

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