Your friend tells you that her baby was dubbed a blue baby by hospital staff and that it was born with a hole in its heart. Provide an explanation to your friend of this phenomenon.
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Question 2) The hormone called the hormone of pregnancy, inhibiting uterine contractions, is
A) hCG.
B) relaxin.
C) placental lactogen.
D) progesterone.
E) luteinizing hormone.
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Question 3) Compare the hearts of a trained athlete and a nonathlete.
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Question 4) If fertilization occurs, the ________ is maintained because the embryo secretes ________.
A) corpus albicans; human chorionic gonadotrophin
B) corpus luteum; luteinizing hormone
C) corpus cavernosum; human chorionic gonadotrophin
D) corpus luteum; human chorionic gonadotrophin
E) corpus albicans; placental prolactin
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Question 5) If a wound overwhelms the clotting mechanism and leads to serious hemorrhage and drop in blood pressure, what compensations does the body have to maintain cardiac output?
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Question 6) The hormone that increases the flexibility of the pubic symphysis during pregnancy is
A) luteinizing hormone.
B) progesterone.
C) human chorionic gonadotropin.
D) human placental lactogen.
E) relaxin.
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Question 7) During exercise, the blood flow to the active skeletal muscles is increased by autoregulation. How does this work? What other controls on blood flow operate?
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Question 8) The placenta is a source of all of the following hormones, except
A) hCG.
B) relaxin.
C) placental lactogen.
D) progesterone.
E) luteinizing hormone.
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Question 9) The median cubital vein is located at the
A) anterior surface of the elbow.
B) posterior surface of the elbow.
C) anterior surface of the knee.
D) posterior surface of the knee.
E) posterior surface of the scapula.
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Question 10) Which of the following does not occur during pregnancy?
A) A woman's respiratory rate and tidal volume increase.
B) Maternal blood volume increases.
C) Maternal nutrient requirements increase.
D) A woman's glomerular filtration rate increases.
E) A woman's bladder capacity increases.
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