A patient asks why follicle-stimulating hormone is released during the early part of the menstrual cycle. Which answer is most accurate?
Correct answer: A. It stimulates ovarian follicle development
- A. It stimulates ovarian follicle development
- B. It causes immediate shedding of the endometrium
- C. It maintains the corpus luteum throughout pregnancy
- D. It causes the sperm acrosome reaction
Explanation
FSH stimulates the growth and development of ovarian follicles during the follicular phase. Menstrual shedding follows reduced ovarian hormones, corpus luteum maintenance is supported by hCG early in pregnancy, and the acrosome reaction occurs during sperm-oocyte interaction.
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