Question
Biology Question on chemical coordination and integration
Identify the placental hormone cited below
A
Human chorionic gonadotropin
B
Somatotropic hormone
C
Vasopressin
D
Insulin
Answer
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Explanation
Solution
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone secreted by placenta. hCG is proteinaceous hormone which maintains corpus luteum to sec~ete progesterone until the end of pregnancy.