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Hormones, the menstrual cycle and reproduction

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Question 42

The graph below illustrates the concentrations of four hormones (PPP, QQQ, RRR, and SSS) in the blood plasma of a healthy adult female over a standard 28-day menstrual cycle.

Menstrual Cycle Hormone Levels

Which row in the table correctly identifies the hormone that stimulates the repair and thickening of the endometrium (uterine lining) during the follicular phase, and the structure that secretes the hormone responsible for maintaining this lining during the luteal phase?

RowHormone that stimulates repairStructure secreting hormone that maintains endometrium
APPPAnterior pituitary gland
BQQQCorpus luteum
CQQQAnterior pituitary gland
DSSSCorpus luteum

Choose from options A, B, C, or D.

Row A

Row B

Row C

Row D

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