If a Woman Has Reached or Passed Her Due Date

question 51

Multiple Choice

If a woman has reached or passed her due date (the date that a woman is expected to give birth) , her obstetrician may use hormones to help initiate labor. Which of the following hormones would assist the most in the initiation of labor?

• A) HCG
• B) FSH
• C) progesterone
• D) oxytocin

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Definitions:

Carbon-Carbon

Refers to bonds between carbon atoms, fundamental in organic chemistry, forming the backbone of organic molecules.

σ Bonds

The strongest type of covalent chemical bond formed by the head-on overlap of atomic orbitals, featuring a symmetrical distribution of electron density along the axis of the bond.

Pi Bonds

Covalent chemical bonds formed by the side-by-side overlap of p-orbitals, allowing electron density to be shared in regions above and below the bond axis.

Compound

refers to a substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions and with specific chemical properties.