Question

This condition can be detected by elevated hCG, which begins being rapidly produced eight to ten days after its onset. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this condition which results from the fertilization of an egg by a sperm cell and usually lasts three trimesters.
ANSWER: pregnancy
[10h] During pregnancy, hCG stimulates this structure derived from the theca and granulosa cells to continue hormone secretion. It later regresses into a white remnant.
ANSWER: corpus luteum
[10m] The corpus luteum produces this hormone, which helps thicken the lining of the endometrium. This hormone’s spike during ovulation increases basal body temperature by about half a degree Fahrenheit.
ANSWER: progesterone
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