Biology Reproduction SZABMU 2023
PMDC Verified Question 32 of 81
Which function is not directly performed by ovaries?
A
Progesterone production
B
Estrogen production
C
Ovulation
D
hCG production
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Propolis Cognitive Error Autopsy

Official Correct Choice:
Option D: hCG production
Concept:

Pregnancy relies on a baton-pass of hormonal control from maternal organs to embryonic organs.

Solution:

  • The ovaries directly perform ovulation (release of the egg) and produce both estrogen (via follicles) and progesterone (via the corpus luteum).


  • However, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) is explicitly synthesized by the trophoblast cells of the developing embryo, and later by the fully formed placenta.


  • hCG signals the ovary to keep the corpus luteum alive, but the ovary itself does not produce it.


Why other options are incorrect:

Options A, B, and C are the definitive, textbook primary functions of the human ovaries.

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