Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology
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Chapter 20.3, Problem 8P
Summary Introduction
To find: The function of hCG.
Introduction: Progesterone and estrogen are the key hormones of pregnancy. During pregnancy, women produces more estrogen that enables the uterus and placenta to improve the formation of blood vessels (vascularization).
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Ch. 20.1 - Prob. 1LCh. 20.1 - Prob. 2LCh. 20.1 - Prob. 1PCh. 20.1 - Prob. 2PCh. 20.2 - Prob. 3LCh. 20.2 - Prob. 3PCh. 20.2 - Prob. 4PCh. 20.2 - Prob. 5PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 4LCh. 20.3 - Prob. 5L
Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 6LCh. 20.3 - Prob. 7LCh. 20.3 - Describe the major events of the fetal stage of...Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 9LCh. 20.3 - Prob. 10LCh. 20.3 - Prob. 11LCh. 20.3 - Prob. 1QCh. 20.3 - Prob. 6PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 7PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 8PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 9PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 10PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 11PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 12PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 13PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 14PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 15PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 16PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 17PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 18PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 19PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 20PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 2QCh. 20.3 - Prob. 21PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 22PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 23PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 24PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 25PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 26PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 27PCh. 20.3 - Prob. 28PCh. 20.4 - Prob. 12LCh. 20.4 - Prob. 29PCh. 20.4 - Prob. 30PCh. 20.4 - Prob. 31PCh. 20.4 - Prob. 32PCh. 20.5 - Prob. 13LCh. 20.5 - Prob. 33PCh. 20.5 - Prob. 34PCh. 20.6 - Distinguish among the modes of inheritance.
Ch. 20.6 - Prob. 15LCh. 20.6 - Prob. 35PCh. 20.6 - Prob. 36PCh. 20.6 - Prob. 37PCh. 20.6 - Prob. 1QCh. 20.6 - Prob. 38PCh. 20.6 - Prob. 39PCh. 20.6 - Compare the three modes of inheritance.
Ch. 20.6 - Prob. 41PCh. 20.6 - Prob. 42PCh. 20 - Prob. 1CACh. 20 - Prob. 2CACh. 20 - Prob. 3CACh. 20 - Prob. 4CACh. 20 - Prob. 5CACh. 20 - Prob. 6CACh. 20 - Prob. 7CACh. 20 - Prob. 8CACh. 20 - Prob. 9CACh. 20 - Prob. 10CACh. 20 - Prob. 11CACh. 20 - Prob. 12CACh. 20 - Prob. 13CACh. 20 - Prob. 14CACh. 20 - Prob. 15CACh. 20 - Prob. 16CACh. 20 - List hormones associated with pregnancy, and...Ch. 20 - Prob. 18CACh. 20 - Prob. 19CACh. 20 - Prob. 20CACh. 20 - Prob. 21CACh. 20 - Prob. 22CACh. 20 - Prob. 23CACh. 20 - Prob. 24CACh. 20 - Prob. 25CACh. 20 - Prob. 26CACh. 20 - Prob. 27CACh. 20 - What symptoms may appear if a newborn’s ductus...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2IACTCh. 20 - Prob. 3IACTCh. 20 - Prob. 4IACTCh. 20 - Prob. 5IACT
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