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1
Q

Which cells produce hCG?

A

Trophoblasts

2
Q

Which umbilical blood vessel carries oxygenated blood to the fetus?

A

The umbilical vein

3
Q

Which umbilical blood vessel return embryonic blood to the placenta?

A

The umbilical arteries

4
Q

What are the chorionic vili

A

Finger-like projections of the placental cells that contain the embryonic vessels

5
Q

What structure do the chroionic vili project into?

A

The maternal blood pools

6
Q

Define oligohydramnios

A

Low amniotic fluid volume

7
Q

What does hCG do to the corpus luteum?

A

Sustains it during pregnancy

8
Q

Twins in utero share the same amniotic sac. Are they mono- or dizygotic?

A

They have to be monozygotic

9
Q

Twins in utero don’t share the same amniotic sac. Are they mono- or dizygotic?

A

They could be either, if the monozygotic split happened early enough.

10
Q

What happens to the mammary glands at puberty?

A

Growth of ducts

Fat deposition

11
Q

What stimulates the changes to mammary glands in puberty

A

Oestrogen

12
Q

What hormone stimulates the conversion mammary ducts to secretory epithelium in late pregnancy?

A

Progesterone