Question

Corpus luteum is maintained in a woman, under the effect of

• A. prolactin
• B. progesterone
• C. human chorionic gonadotropin
• D. somatomammotropin

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

human chorionic gonadotropin

Answer 2

Corpus luteum (Yellow body) is a temporary endocrine structure in female mammals that secretes significant amounts of progesterone hormone and moderate amounts of hormones estradiol and relaxin. Human chorionic gonadotropin $(hCG)$ hormone maintains corpus luteum to secrete progesterone during pregnancy.