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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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Cornell) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| 2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 8 | 18.75 | 100% | 75% | 13% |
Data
| Columbia Ly-α | RIT | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Rochester B | Cornell Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cornell Earth | Rochester A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cornell Fire | Rochester C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |